I will be his Father, and he will be my son. Saul was the king before you. And I took away my support from Saul. But I will never stop loving your son.
Solomon will build a temple for my name. Solomon will be my son, and I will be his Father. And I will make Solomon’s kingdom strong. And someone from his family will rule Israel forever!’”
The Lord said to me, ‘David, your son Solomon will build my temple {\cf2\super [301]} and the area around it. Why? Because I have chosen Solomon to be my son, and I will be his father. {\cf2\super [302]}
Now I will tell you about the Lord’s agreement.\par The Lord said to me,\par “Today I become your father! {\cf2\super [4]} \par And you are my son.\par
We are their children (descendants), and God has made this promise come true for us. God did this by raising Jesus from death. We also read about this in Psalm 2: