God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 6:2
2But I have built you a high temple, a home for you to live in permanently.”
2 Chronicles 6:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever."
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.”
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:2
1Then Solomon said, “The Lord said he would live in a dark cloud. But I have built you a high temple, a home for you to live in permanently.” 3Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly from Israel while they were standing. 4“Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel. With his mouth he made a promise to my father David; with his hand he carried it out. He said,
Read all of 2 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 6:2 word by word
וַֽאֲנִ֛י בָּנִ֥יתִי בֵית־זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ וּמָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:2
- 2 Chronicles 2:4I want to build the temple for the name of the Lord my God. I want to dedicate it to him, burn sweet-smelling incense in his presence, and have rows of bread there continually. I want to ⌞sacrifice⌟ burnt offerings every morning and evening, on weekly days of rest—holy days, New Moon Festivals, and during the annual festivals appointed by the Lord our God. (⌞These festivals⌟ are always to be celebrated by Israel.)
- 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 1 Kings 8:13I certainly have built you a high temple, a home for you to live in permanently.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:12He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10He will build a temple for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom permanently over Israel.’ ”
- 1 Chronicles 28:6“He told me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my temple and my courtyards because I have chosen him to be my son. I will be his father.
- Psalms 132:5until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Psalms 132:13The Lord has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.
- John 4:21Jesus told her, “Believe me. A time is coming when you Samaritans won’t be worshiping the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
- Hebrews 9:11But Christ came as a chief priest of the good things that are now here. Christ went through a better, more perfect tent that was not made by human hands and that is not part of this created world.
- Revelation 21:3I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and be their God.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The dedication ceremony ended with Solomon's poetic speech about the temple's main idea. God chose to live in the thick cloud of darkness. The temple's dedication confirmed God's choice of Israel as his people and his ongoing presence among them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-412Ch 6:1-41. Solomon Blesses the People and Praises God. 1. The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6
- 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
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