2 Chronicles 20:8

2 Chronicles 20:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:8

6He said: Lord, God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven, and do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, and no one can stand against you. 7Are you not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? They have lived in the land and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name and have said, 9“If disaster comes on us — sword or judgment, pestilence or famine — we will stand before this temple and before you, for your name is in this temple. We will cry out to you because of our distress, and you will hear and deliver.” 10Now here are the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir. You did not let Israel invade them when Israel came out of the land of Egypt, but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.

2 Chronicles 20:8 word by word

וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־בָ֑הּ וַיִּבְנ֨וּ לְךָ֧׀ בָּ֛הּ מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• therein, and have builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thee a sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• therein for thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:8

• 2 Chronicles 2:4Now I am building a temple for the name of the Lord my God in order to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense before him, for displaying the rows of the Bread of the Presence continuously, and for sacrificing burnt offerings for the morning and the evening, the Sabbaths and the New Moons, and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is ordained for Israel permanently.
• 2 Chronicles 6:10So the Lord has fulfilled what he promised. I have taken the place of my father David and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built the temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Therein for thy name - "For the name of thy Word." - Targum.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Jehoshaphat‘s appeal is threefold: (1) to God omnipotent 2 Chronicles 20:6; (2) to “our God;” (3) the God especially “of this house” the temple. 2 Chronicles 20:7 Abraham thy friend - Historically, this is the first use of this remarkable expression, afterward repeated (marginal references). The ground of the expression is to be found principally in Genesis 18:23-33, where Abraham spoke with God as a man with his friend (compare Exodus 33:11)…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-12Jehoshaphat reacted to the news of war with nearby nations by praying in sorrow, following Solomon's prayer ideals (2 Chronicles 6:24–40).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-135-13. Jehoshaphat stood ... in the house of the Lord, before the new court--that is, the great or outer court (2Ch 4:9) called the new court, probably from having been at that time enlarged or beautified.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 20:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Battle
• Church
• Faithfulness
• Jehoshaphat
• Prayer
• Rulers
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Jehoshaphat
• Sanctuary
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ben-Ammi
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dead Sea, the
• Intercession
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Judah, Territory of
• Moab; Moabites

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings