2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built Thee a lofty Beis, even a place for Thee to dwell olamim.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Sh'lomo, Hashem hath said that He would dwell in a dark cloud.
3And HaMelech turned his face, v'yevarech at kol Kehal Yisroel, and all the Kehal Yisroel stood.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13He shall build a Bais for My Shem, and I will establish the kisse (throne) of his Mamlachah ad olam.
1 Chronicles 17:12He shall build for Me a Bais, and I will establish his kisse ad olam.
1 Chronicles 28:6And He said unto me, Sh'lomo binecha, he shall build My Bais and My khatzerot (courts, courtyards), for I have chosen him to be Beni (My Son), and I will be his Av.
2 Chronicles 2:4And HaBeis which I build is gadol, for gadol is Eloheinu above kol HaElohim (all the g-ds).
Psalms 132:5Until I find a makom (place) for Hashem, 1 even mishkanot for the Avir Ya'akov. 1
Psalms 135:21Baruch Hashem out of Tziyon, 1 which dwelleth at Yerushalayim. 1 Praise Hashem.
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 →