2 Chronicles 7:16

2 Chronicles 7:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
• New International Version (NIV)I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

Context of 2 Chronicles 7:16

14Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. 15My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart. 17“As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, 18then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’

2 Chronicles 7:16 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה בָּחַ֤רְתִּי וְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֔ה לִהְיוֹת־שְׁמִ֥י שָׁ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְהָי֨וּ עֵינַ֧י וְלִבִּ֛י שָׁ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For now have I chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• and sanctifiedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• that my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• may be there forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• and mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and mine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• shall be there perpetuallyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:16

• Deuteronomy 12:21It might happen that the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—is a long way from your home. If so, you may butcher any of the cattle, sheep, or goats the Lord has given you, and you may freely eat the meat in your hometown, as I have commanded you.
• Deuteronomy 16:11This is a time to celebrate before the Lord your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you.
• 1 Kings 8:16‘From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”
• Psalms 132:14“This is my resting place forever,” he said. “I will live here, for this is the home I desired.
• Zechariah 3:2And the Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, reject your accusations, Satan. Yes, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. This man is like a burning stick that has been snatched from the fire.”
• 2 Chronicles 6:5‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 33:4He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”
• 1 Kings 8:35“If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this Temple and acknowledge your name and turn from their sins because you have punished them,
• 1 Kings 9:3The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your petition. I have set this Temple apart to be holy—this place you have built where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
• 2 Kings 21:4He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”
• 2 Chronicles 7:15My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place.
• Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
• John 2:19“All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
• Colossians 2:9For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 7:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
• God
• Solomon
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Perpetual; Perpetually; Perpetuity

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7

• 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