2 Chronicles 6:2
but I have built you a lofty residence, a place for you to live in forever.”
Unlocked Literal 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 Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would live in thick darkness,
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
1 Chronicles 17:12He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
1 Chronicles 28:6He said to me, 'Solomon your son will build my house and my courtyards, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
2 Chronicles 2:4See, I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to set it apart to him, to burn incense of sweet spices before him, to set out the bread of the presence, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts for Yahweh our God. This is forever, for Israel.
Psalms 132:5until I find a place for Yahweh, 1 a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 1
Psalms 135:21Blessed be Yahweh in Zion, 1 he who lives in Jerusalem. 1 Praise Yahweh.
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 →