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Christian Standard Bible ®
2 Chronicles 20:8
They have lived in the land and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name and have said,
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Hebrew Names Version
They lived therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,
They lived therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,
King James Version
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
English Standard Version
And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,
And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,
New Century Version
They lived in this land and built a Temple for you. They said,
They lived in this land and built a Temple for you. They said,
New English Translation
They settled down in it and built in it a temple to honor you, saying,
They settled down in it and built in it a temple to honor you, saying,
Amplified Bible
"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your Name, saying,
"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your Name, saying,
New American Standard Bible
"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
World English Bible
They lived therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,
They lived therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
And they have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,
And they have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,
They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,
Contemporary English Version
Our ancestors lived in this land and built a temple to honor you.
Our ancestors lived in this land and built a temple to honor you.
Complete Jewish Bible
They lived in it, built you a sanctuary in it for your name, and said,
They lived in it, built you a sanctuary in it for your name, and said,
Darby Translation
And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
His descendants lived in this land, and built a Temple for your name.
His descendants lived in this land, and built a Temple for your name.
George Lamsa Translation
And they have dwelt in it, and have built in it a sanctuary for thy name, saying,
And they have dwelt in it, and have built in it a sanctuary for thy name, saying,
Good News Translation
They have lived here and have built a temple to honor you, knowing
They have lived here and have built a temple to honor you, knowing
Lexham English Bible
And they lived in it and built for you a sanctuary for your name in it, saying,
And they lived in it and built for you a sanctuary for your name in it, saying,
Literal Translation
and they have lived in it, and have built in it a sanctuary to You for Your name, saying,
and they have lived in it, and have built in it a sanctuary to You for Your name, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that they haue dwelt in it, & haue buylded the a Sanctuary vnto yi name therin, and sayde:
so that they haue dwelt in it, & haue buylded the a Sanctuary vnto yi name therin, and sayde:
American Standard Version
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,
And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they dwelt therin, and haue buylt thee a teple therin for thy name, saying:
And they dwelt therin, and haue buylt thee a teple therin for thy name, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they dwelt therein, and have built Thee a sanctuary therein for Thy name, saying:
And they dwelt therein, and have built Thee a sanctuary therein for Thy name, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying,
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying,
English Revised Version
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei dwelliden therynne, and bildiden therinne a seyntuarie to thi name, and seiden,
And thei dwelliden therynne, and bildiden therinne a seyntuarie to thi name, and seiden,
Update Bible Version
And they dwelt therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,
And they dwelt therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And they dwelt in it, and have built thee a sanctuary in it for thy name, saying,
And they dwelt in it, and have built thee a sanctuary in it for thy name, saying,
New King James Version
And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
New Living Translation
Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name.
Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name.
New Life Bible
And they have lived in it. They have built You a holy place in it for Your name, saying,
And they have lived in it. They have built You a holy place in it for Your name, saying,
New Revised Standard
They have lived in it, and in it have built you a sanctuary for your name, saying,
They have lived in it, and in it have built you a sanctuary for your name, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and they have dwelt therein, - and have built for thee therein, a sanctuary for thy Name, saying:
and they have dwelt therein, - and have built for thee therein, a sanctuary for thy Name, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And they have dwelt in it, and have built thee in it a sanctuary for thy name, saying,
And they have dwelt in it, and have built thee in it a sanctuary for thy name, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
and they dwell in it, and build to Thee in it a sanctuary for Thy name, saying,
and they dwell in it, and build to Thee in it a sanctuary for Thy name, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,
"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,
Contextual Overview
1After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to fight against Jehoshaphat. 2People came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast number from beyond the Dead Sea and from Edom has come to fight against you; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi). 3Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he resolved to seek the Lord. Then he proclaimed a fast for all Judah, 4who gathered to seek the Lord. They even came from all the cities of Judah to seek him. 5Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the Lord’s temple before the new courtyard. 6He said: 7Are you not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 8They have lived in the land and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name and have said, 9“If disaster comes on us—sword or judgment, pestilence or famine—we will stand before this temple and before you, for your name is in this temple. We will cry out to you because of our distress, and you will hear and deliver.” 10Now here are the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir. You did not let Israel invade them when Israel came out of the land of Egypt, but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
built thee: 2 Chronicles 2:4, 2 Chronicles 6:10
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:29 - My name 1 Kings 8:30 - when they shall Psalms 20:2 - from
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they dwelt therein,.... From ages past, hitherto, since it was first given them, and they were put into the possession of it:
and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name; a temple for his worship, honour, and glory, and for him to dwell in; and is a reason why it might be hoped he would protect them, especially when they prayed to him:
saying; and he promised to hear and help them, as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Jehoshaphat’s appeal is threefold:
(1) to God omnipotent 2 Chronicles 20:6;
(2) to “our God;”
(3) the God especially “of this house” the temple.
2 Chronicles 20:7
Abraham thy friend - Historically, this is the first use of this remarkable expression, afterward repeated (marginal references). The ground of the expression is to be found principally in Genesis 18:23-33, where Abraham spoke with God as a man with his friend (compare Exodus 33:11).
2 Chronicles 20:8, 2 Chronicles 20:9
The appeal recalls Solomon’s prayer (marginal references), which God had formally accepted by sending down fire from heaven to consume the accompanying offering.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Chronicles 20:8. Therein for thy name — "For the name of thy WORD." - Targum.
