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Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 6:6

But I haue chosen Ierusalem, that my Name might be there, & haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   God;   Jerusalem;   Predestination;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jerusalem;   Prayer, Public;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Predestination;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But I have chosen Jerusalemso that my name will be there,and I have chosen Davidto be over my people Israel.”
Hebrew Names Version
but I have chosen Yerushalayim, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Yisra'el.
King James Version
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
English Standard Version
but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
New Century Version
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place I am to be worshiped, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'
New English Translation
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'
Amplified Bible
but I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'
New American Standard Bible
but I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'
World English Bible
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'
Berean Standard Bible
But I have chosen Jerusalem so that My Name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'
Complete Jewish Bible
But now I have chosen Yerushalayim, so that my name can be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Isra'el.'
Darby Translation
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place for my name, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'
George Lamsa Translation
But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.
Good News Translation
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place where I will be worshiped, and you, David, to rule my people.'"
Lexham English Bible
But I have chosen my name to be there in Jerusalem, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
Literal Translation
But I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Ierusalem haue I chosen, for my name to be there: & Dauid haue I electe, to be prynce ouer my people of Israel.
American Standard Version
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Bible in Basic English
But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sauing that I haue chosen Hierusalem, that my name might be there, and haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name might be there; and have chosen David to be over My people Israel.
King James Version (1611)
But I haue chosen Ierusalem, that my name might be there, and haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But I chose Jerusalem that my name should be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.
English Revised Version
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but Y chees Jerusalem, that my name be therynne, and Y chees Dauid, to ordeyne hym on my puple Israel.
Update Bible Version
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
New King James Version
Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'
New Living Translation
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.'"
New Life Bible
But I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there. And I have chosen David to rule My people Israel.'
New Revised Standard
but I have chosen Jerusalem in order that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
nevertheless I have made choice of Jerusalem, that my Name might be there, - and I have made choice of David, that he might be over my people Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I chose Jerusalem, that my name might be there: and I chose David to set him over my people Israel.
Revised Standard Version
but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
Young's Literal Translation
and I fix on Jerusalem for My name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'

Contextual Overview

1 Then Salomon sayd, The Lord hath sayde that he would dwell in the darke cloude: 2 And I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to dwell in for euer. 3 And the King turned his face, and blessed all the Congregation of Israel (for all the Congregation of Israel stoode there) 4 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spake with his mouth vnto Dauid my father, & hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no citie of al the tribes of Israel to buylde an house, that my Name might be there, neyther chose I any man to be a ruler ouer my people Israel: 6 But I haue chosen Ierusalem, that my Name might be there, & haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israel. 7 And it was in the heart of Dauid my father to builde an house vnto the Name of the Lord God of Israel, 8 But the Lorde sayde to Dauid my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to buylde an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well, that thou wast so minded. 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house, but thy sonne which shall come out of thy loynes, he shall buylde an house vnto my Name. 10 And the Lorde hath performed his worde that he spake: and I am risen vp in the roume of Dauid my father, and am set on the throne of Israel as the Lord promised, & haue built an house to the Name of the Lord God of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

But I have chosen Jerusalem: This clause is also not found in Kings. Jerusalem was expressly marked out, by the building of the temple, to be the centre of the worship of Israel; as Jehovah had before spoken by Moses. See the parallel passages. 2 Chronicles 12:13, Psalms 48:1, Psalms 78:68-70, Psalms 132:13, Isaiah 14:32

chosen David: 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Chronicles 28:4, Psalms 89:19, Psalms 89:20

Reciprocal: Exodus 20:24 - in all places Deuteronomy 26:2 - go unto Joshua 9:27 - in the place 1 Kings 5:3 - could not 1 Kings 8:29 - My name 1 Chronicles 22:1 - This is the house 2 Chronicles 6:20 - put thy name 2 Chronicles 6:34 - toward 2 Chronicles 7:16 - my name 2 Chronicles 32:19 - the God 2 Chronicles 33:4 - In Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 33:7 - which I have Ezra 3:2 - as it is written Ezra 7:15 - whose habitation Psalms 46:4 - city Psalms 76:2 - dwelling Psalms 87:2 - The Lord Psalms 116:19 - General Psalms 122:2 - General Psalms 135:21 - out of Zion Isaiah 22:11 - ye have Zechariah 1:17 - choose Zechariah 3:2 - chosen Matthew 5:35 - the city John 4:20 - and ye

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Genesis 6:10
And Noah begate three sonnes, Shem, Ham and Iapheth.
Genesis 6:17
And I, beholde, I will bring a flood of waters vpon the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life vnder the heauen: all that is in the earth shall perish.
Genesis 6:18
But with thee will I establish my couenant, and thou shalt goe into the Arke, thou, and thy sonnes, and thy wife, and thy sonnes wiues with thee.
Exodus 32:14
Then the Lord changed his minde fro the euil, which he threatned to do vnto his people.
Numbers 23:19
God is not as man, that he should lie, neither as the sonne of man that he shoulde repent: hath he sayde and shal he not do it? and hath he spoken, and shal he not accomplish it?
Deuteronomy 5:29
Oh that there were such an heart in them to feare me, & to keepe all my commandements alway: that it might go well with them, and with their children for euer.
Deuteronomy 32:29
Oh yt they were wise, then they would vnderstand this: they would consider their latter ende.
Deuteronomy 32:36
For the Lorde shall iudge his people, and repent towarde his seruants, when hee seeth that their power is gone, and none shut vp in holde nor left abroad.
1 Samuel 15:11
It repenteth me that I haue made Saul King: for he is turned from me, and hath not performed my commandements. And Samuel was mooued, and cryed vnto the Lord all night.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Kings (marginal references).

Compare Kings (marginal references).


 
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