2 Chronicles 6:11

And there I have put the ark, in which is the agreement of the Lord, which he made with the people of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

In Context

10And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

12Then he took his place in front of the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present,

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Cross References

Exodus 40:20And he took the law and put it inside the ark, and put the rods at its side and the cover over it;

1 Kings 8:21In it I have made a place for the ark, in which is the agreement which the Lord made with our fathers, when he took them out of the land of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 5:10Nothing was in the ark but the two flat stones which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made an agreement with the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:2-12

Solomon's Prayer to God. ( b. c. 1004.) 1 Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 4 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, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my… Read the whole commentary →

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