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 King James Version (NKJV)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,

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:4

2But I have built thee an house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever. 3And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled it, saying, 5Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel: 6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and 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

• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• fulfilledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:4

• 1 Kings 8:15And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
• Psalms 68:4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; his name is JAH; and exult ye before him.
• Psalms 72:18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things:
• Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:
• 1 Chronicles 17:12He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
• Psalms 138:1I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Luke 1:70(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which 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