Biblical types are where one person, place or thing is symbolic of another person place or thing. Such symbolism is sometimes called a “type.” The Greek word is tupos, and in Greek the fulfillment is sometimes called an anti-type antitupos. In 1Pe 3:21 in the KJV antitupos is translated as “The like figure,” and in the WEB it is translated as “symbol.” Such symbolism in Scripture is sometimes also called a “pattern” or a “shadow.”

A special son of David was to come, 2Sam 7:12.

This son was to build a temple of the Lord. This was discussed in some detail in two posts in early May, 2019 about “Two Sons of David.” Both Kings and Chronicles claim that Solomon fulfills this, and Solomon did build a temple to the Lord.

Perhaps there was some uneasiness from the first.

Of the son of David fulfilling 2Samuel 7 it was said that God would be a father to him and he would be God’s son. There were many kings of the ancient near East who claimed to be descended from “the gods.” Perhaps some had uneasiness about this claim for Solomon even from the first.

Also it said that God’s lovingkindness for this special son of David could NOT be lost, 2Sam 7:15! However, Solomon’s father David, speaking to Solomon by the Holy Spirit of God, said to Solomon,

“ … if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.”
1Chron 28:9 WEB

So David speaking by the Holy Spirit said that Solomon could loose God’s lovingkindness. That is quite a difference. And it says of Scripture,

“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. ”
Prov 30:5 KJV

So how can Solomon be the son of 2Samuel 7?

And what about later, when Solomon’s kingdom
fell in 586 BC.

For the prophecy in 2Samuel 7 clearly says that,

“ … I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”
2Sam 7:13 WEB

And again.

“Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before you: your throne shall be established forever. ”
2Sam 7:16 WEB

So what is the answer?

The answer of course is that two different men are being talked about in 2Samuel 7. Parts only fit Solomon, and parts only fit Jesus, and parts fit both, but in different ways. Two men are prophesied of in this one prophecy! A DUAL SUBJECT. Some are very dogmatic that one prophecy can only talk about one thing, but that is just not so. Two different “sons of David.” The other son of David is Jesus of Nazareth, and Heb 1:5 quotes 2Sam 7:14 of Jesus.

The seeming “contradictions” are the tipoff.

These contradictions tell us that more than one subject is involved in 2Samuel 7, two different “sons of David,” and one is only a type, a shadow of the other.

KJV is the King James Version, 1611

WEB is the World English Bible, a copyright free revision
of the original ASV American Standard Version 1901