# Connecting Statement:

David continues speaking to the Israelites.

# He said to me

"God said to me"

# my house

The word "house" refers to the temple of Yahweh.

# I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father

This does not mean that Solomon becomes an actual son of God, but it describes the personal relationship that he and God will have. Alternate translation: "I have chosen to treat him like a son, and I will be like a father to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])