Text: 1 Chronicles 28:7
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 7:14-15
Subject: conditional dimension of Davidic covenant
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Anchor Text: 2 Sam 7:12-16 — The Davidic Covenant
Significance: 2 Samuel 7:14-15 balances discipline and grace: God will chasten the disobedient king "with the rod of men" but pledges that "My loving devotion (חַסְדִּי, chasdi) will never be removed from him." 1 Chronicles 28:7 intensifies the conditional element: God will establish Solomon's kingdom "forever, if he is resolute (אִם יֶחֱזַק, im yechezaq) to carry out My commandments and ordinances as he does today." The Chronicler preserves the promise's permanence but foregrounds the obligation of Torah-keeping, placing this charge in David's public farewell speech to Solomon before the entire assembly. This emphasis on conditionality reflects the Chronicler's post-exilic theology: the dynasty collapsed because kings failed to keep the Torah, yet the unconditional chesed of 2 Samuel 7:15 assures that the Davidic hope endures beyond the exile.