2 Chronicles 6:9
רַק אַתָּה לֹא תִבְנֶה הַבָּיִת כִּי בִנְךָ הַיּוֹצֵא מֵֽחֲלָצֶיךָ הֽוּא ־ יִבְנֶה הַבַּיִת לִשְׁמִֽי ׃
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2 Samuel 7:12כִּי ׀ יִמְלְאוּ יָמֶיךָ וְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ אֶת ־ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַהֲקִימֹתִי אֶֽת ־ זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִמֵּעֶיךָ וַהֲכִינֹתִי אֶת ־ מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ ׃
1 Chronicles 17:11וְהָיָה כִּֽי ־ מָלְאוּ יָמֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת עִם ־ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִי אֶֽת ־ זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה מִבָּנֶיךָ וַהֲכִינוֹתִי אֶת ־ מַלְכוּתֽוֹ ׃
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 →