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[Fruitcake]

Who is being referred to in this verse?

1 Chronicles 22 10

He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

[jimwalton]

Solomon. Solomon was portrayed as the archetypal possessor of David's throne that would last forever (2 Chr. 13.5). It was Solomon who was promised to be the one to build the temple (2 Sam. 7.13; 1 Chr. 17.12-13).

It was common to express a very close relationship between Yahweh and David's offspring (2 Sam. 7.14; Ps. 2.7-8; Isa. 9.5; cf. Ps. 89.26). It was also a common practice and expression—a close bond between the deity and the king—in Egypt and the ancient Near East. It was the language of diplomacy and royalty.

It's no surprise that the NT writers pick up this language and apply it numerously and freely to Jesus, the ACTUAL son of God who ACTUALLY establishes the throne forever, but that doesn't mean that is hidden in this verse (1 Chr. 22.10), or that it is the true, deeper meaning of this verse. The writer of Chronicles is referring to Solomon, and no further.