2 Chronicles 6:7
And it came into the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
In Context
6But I chose Jerusalem that my name should be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.
Cross References
1 Kings 5:3and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.
1 Chronicles 17:1And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains of skins.
1 Chronicles 28:2And David stood in the midst of the assembly, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and a place for the feet of our Lord, and I prepared materials suitable for the building:
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 →