Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Chronicles 22:7

"And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God." — 1 Chronicles 22:7 (ASV)

My son. —So some MSS., the Hebrew margin, Septuagint, Vulgate, and Targum rightly. The Hebrew text reads, His son, which is probably an oversight, due to Solomon his son in 1 Chronicles 22:6.

As for me, it was in my mind. —Literally, I — it became with (near or in) my heart, i.e., it came into my mind, was my intention. The phrase is common in 2 Chronicles, but rare in the older books. (Compare to 1 Kings 8:17; 1 Kings 10:2; and also Joshua 14:7.) It recurs in 1 Chronicles 28:2 exactly as here.

To the name of the Lord. —Compare to 1 Kings 8:29: My name shall be there, i.e., My real presence. The statement of this and the following verses refers to what is told in 1 Chronicles 17:1–14.