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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

1 Kings 5:1 → 2 Samuel 7:11

Echo

Later text

1 Kings 5:1BSB

Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father's place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

Earlier text

2 Samuel 7:11BSB

and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.

Significance

In 2 Samuel 7:11, God promises David: "The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house (בַּיִת, bayit) for you." 1 Kings 5:1 begins the narrative of Solomon's temple construction by noting Hiram's alliance, leading to Solomon's explanation that David could not build "because of the wars surrounding him." The wordplay on בַּיִת bridges both texts: God promised David a dynastic "house" (2 Sam 7:11), and the son born from that dynasty would build a physical "house" (temple) for the LORD. Solomon's temple project thus fulfills the promise embedded in Nathan's oracle — the dynasty God builds for David produces the builder God designated for the temple.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment

Linked Mentions 1

Trajectory Tables 1

Davidic Kingdom Trajectory Table