Text: 2 Chronicles 6:14
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 7:9
Subject: God who keeps covenant and steadfast love
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Solomon's prayer addresses God as the one "who keeps covenant and steadfast love" (shomer habberit vehachesed, 2 Chr 6:14), echoing Deuteronomy 7:9's confession: "the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love" (shomer habberit vehachesed). The shared formula shomer habberit vehachesed is a fixed covenantal expression. Solomon's use of this Deuteronomic language in the temple dedication prayer grounds the new sanctuary in Mosaic covenant theology, presenting the temple not as an innovation but as the institutional outworking of the Sinai relationship.