2 Chronicles 6:2
But, I, have built a house as a home for thee,—A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 Solomon,—Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom;
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13He, shall build a house for my name,—and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age-abiding:
1 Chronicles 17:12He, shall build me a house,—and I will establish his throne unto times age-abiding.
1 Chronicles 28:6And he said unto am, Solomon thy son—he, shall build my house, and my courts,—for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.
2 Chronicles 2:4lo! I, am about to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God, to hallow unto him—to burn before him sweet incense, and for a continual setting in array, and to offer ascending-sacrifices morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts of Yahweh our God,-age-abiding, is this [law] for Israel.
Psalms 132:5Until I find a place for Yahweh, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Psalms 135:21Blessed be Yahweh out of Zion, Who inhabiteth Jerusalem, Praise ye Yah!
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 →