2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
World English 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, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in the 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, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
2 Chronicles 2:4Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
Psalms 132:5until I find out a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Psalms 135:21Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
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 →