2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord told my father David, ‘You really wanted to build me a Temple to honor me—and it was good for you to want to do this.

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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

7My father David really wanted to build this Temple to honor the Lord, the God of Israel.

9But you are not going to build the Temple. Your son, one of your children, will build the Temple to honor me.’

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Cross References

Mark 14:8She did what she could: she anointed my body in anticipation of my 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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