Intertextuality Pair

Isaiah 55:3 → 2 Chronicles 6:1

Echo

Later text

Isaiah 55:3BSB

Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.

Earlier text

2 Chronicles 6:1BSB

Then Solomon declared: "The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;

Significance

Isaiah 55:3 offers the people "the faithful mercies of David" (חַסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִים, chasdei David hanne'emanim) — an everlasting covenant. 2 Chronicles 6:1-42 records Solomon's temple dedication prayer, which in its conclusion (6:42) petitions: "do not turn away the face of Your anointed one; remember the mercies of David Your servant" (חַסְדֵי דָוִיד עַבְדֶּךָ, chasdei David avdekha). Both passages invoke the "mercies/faithfulness of David" (חַסְדֵי דָוִד) as the basis for God's ongoing covenant relationship. Solomon appeals to David's covenant at the temple's founding; Isaiah democratizes that same covenant, extending David's mercies to the entire people as they face exile's end.

Found via
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type
Echo
Connection Method(s)
Longitudinal Theme

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