2 Chronicles 6:9

2 Chronicles 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
• New International Version (NIV)Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:9

7Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 8But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’ 10“And now the Lord has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 11There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the Lord made with the people of Israel.”

2 Chronicles 6:9 word by word

רַ֣ק אַתָּ֔ה לֹ֥א תִבְנֶ֖ה הַבָּ֑יִת כִּ֤י בִנְךָ֙ הַיּוֹצֵ֣א מֵֽחֲלָצֶ֔יךָ הֽוּא־יִבְנֶ֥ה הַבַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Notwithstandingרַקraq · exceptH7535
• thou shalt not buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• but thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• which shall come forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
• out of thy loinsחָלָץchâlâts · loinH2504
• for my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:9

• 2 Samuel 7:12For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong.
• 1 Chronicles 17:4“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 6:9

• David
• God

In the dictionaries

• Attent
• Prayer
• Solomon
• Sore
• Intercession
• Temple
• Worship
• loins

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