2 Chronicles 6:2
And I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to dwell in for euer.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 Salomon sayd, The Lord hath sayde that he would dwell in the darke cloude:
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13He shall buyld an house for my Name, and I will stablish ye throne of his kingdome for euer.
1 Chronicles 17:12He shall builde me an house, and I will stablish his throne for euer.
1 Chronicles 28:6And he sayd vnto me, Salomon thy sonne, he shall build mine house and my courtes: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.
2 Chronicles 2:4Behold, I buylde an house vnto the Name of the Lord my God, to sanctifie it vnto him, and to burne sweete incense before him, and for the continuall shewbread, and for the burnt offrings of the morning and euening, on the Sabbath dayes, and in the new moneths, and in the solemne feastes of the Lord our God: this is a perpetuall thing for Israel.
Psalms 132:5Vntill I finde out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mightie God of Iaakob.
Psalms 135:21Praised bee the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth in Ierusalem. Praise ye 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 →