2 Chronicles 6:11

And I have placed in it the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he formed with the sons of Israel.”

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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

10Therefore, the Lord has accomplished his word, which he had spoken. And I have risen up in place of my father David, and I sit upon the throne of Israel, just as the Lord spoke. And I have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

12Then he stood before the altar of the Lord, facing the entire multitude of Israel, and he extended his hands.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:20And he placed the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, at the north side, beyond the veil,

1 Kings 8:21And there I have appointed a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he struck with our fathers, when they went forth from the land of Egypt.”

2 Chronicles 5:10And there was nothing else in the ark, except the two tablets, which Moses had placed there at Horeb when the Lord gave the law to the sons of Israel, at the departure from 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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