2 Chronicles 6:8

the Lord said to him: ‘In so far as it was your will that you build a house to my name, certainly you have done well in having such a will.

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In The King James Version

But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

In Context

7And though David, my father, had decided that he would build a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel,

9But you shall not build the house. Truly, your son, who will go forth from your loins, shall build a house to my name.’

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Cross References

Mark 14:8But she has done what she could. She has arrived in advance to anoint my body for burial.

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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