2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built a house of habitation for thee, even a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
In Context
1Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
1 Chronicles 17:12It is he who shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
1 Chronicles 28:6And he said to me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
2 Chronicles 2:4Behold, I build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God to dedicate it to him, to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual arrangement [of the shewbread], and for the morning and evening burnt-offerings [and] on the sabbaths and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah our God. This is [an ordinance] for ever to Israel.
Psalms 132:5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Psalms 135:21Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem! Hallelujah!
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 →