2 Chronicles 6:4

2 Chronicles 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then he said: “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hands has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David. For he said,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father,

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:4

2I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.” 3Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying, 5‘Since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel. 6Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

2 Chronicles 6:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑י וּבְיָדָ֥יו מִלֵּ֖א לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• who hath with his handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• fulfilledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• with his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• to my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:4

• 1 Kings 8:15And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said: “Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
• Psalms 68:4Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name Yah, And rejoice before Him.
• Psalms 72:18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things!
• Luke 1:68“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
• 1 Chronicles 17:12He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
• Psalms 138:1I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
• Luke 1:70As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:4

• 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. 4-6Israel's history as God's people began with the exodus and peaked when God chose David as king and made Jerusalem his capital. Both the city and the dynasty were part of God's promise to David (see 1 Chronicles 28:4; compare 2 Samuel 7:8–17; Psalm 2:6–7).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