1 Chronicles 22:6

“Then he called for Solomon his son, etc.] To be brought before him: and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel; which charge was given a little before his death, after he had made great preparations for this work, as appears from (<132205>1 Chronicles 22:5,14-16).”

“HE INSTRUCTS SOLOMON. (Ch1 22:6-19) Then he called for Solomon . . . and charged him--The earnestness and solemnity of this address creates an impression that it was given a little before the old king's decease. He unfolded his great and long cherished plan, enjoined the building of God's house as a sacred duty on him as his son and successor, and described the resources that were at command for carrying on the work. The vast amount of personal property he had accumulated in the precious metals [Ch1 22:14] must have been spoil taken from the people he had conquered, and the cities he had sacked. Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 23”

“charged him: Num 27:18, Num 27:19, Num 27:23; Deu 31:14, Deu 31:23; Mat 28:18-20; Act 1:2, Act 20:25-31; Ti1 5:21, Ti1 6:13-17; Ti2 4:1 1 Chronicles 22:7”

“Solomon commissioned to build the temple. - Ch1 22:6. Before his death ( Ch1 22:5) David called his son Solomon, in order to commit to him the building of the temple, and to press it strongly upon him, Ch1 22:7-10. With this design, he informs him that it had been his intention to build a temple to the Lord, but the Lord had not permitted him to carry out this resolve, but had committed it to his son. The Keri בּני ( Ch1 22:7) is, notwithstanding the general worthlessness of the corrections in the Keri, probably to be preferred here to the Keth. בּנו, for בּנו might have easily arisen by the copyist's eye having wandered to בּנו לשׁלמה, Ch1 22:6. David's addressing him as בּני is very…”