New English Translation
2 Chronicles 6:2
2O Lord, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live 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 has said that he lives in thick darkness. O Lord, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.” 3Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. 4He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
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 2:4Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.
- 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
- 1 Kings 8:13O Lord, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:6He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.
- Psalms 132:5until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.”
- Psalms 132:13Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.
- John 4:21Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
- Hebrews 9:11But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.
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
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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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