2 Chronicles 6:10
And the Lord has confirmed this word, which he spoke; and I am raised up in the room of my father David, and I sit upon the throne of Israel as the Lord said, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel:
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In Context
11and I have set there the ark in which is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with Israel.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:12And Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Chronicles 17:11And it shall come to pass when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles 28:5And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:23And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and was highly honored; and all Israel obeyed him.
Ecclesiastes 1:4A generation goes, and a generation comes: 1 But the earth stands forever. 1
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 →