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2 Chronicles 20:8
And they have lived in it. They have built You a holy place in it for Your name, saying,
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Christian Standard Bible®
They have lived in the land and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name and have said,
They have lived in the land and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name and have said,
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 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
1 After this the men of Moab, and Ammon, and some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, "Very many people are coming against you from the other side of the sea, from Syria. See, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is, Engedi)." 3 Jehoshaphat was afraid and decided to call on the Lord. He made a special time of not eating in all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered together to pray for help from the Lord. They came to the Lord from all the cities of Judah to call on the Lord. 5 Jehoshaphat stood among the people of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new open space. 6 Then he said, "O Lord, the God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven? Do You not rule over all the nations? Power and strength are in Your hand, so that no one is able to stand against You. 7 O our God, did You not make the people of this land leave so that Your people Israel could have it and give it to the children of Your friend Abraham forever? 8 And they have lived in it. They have built You a holy place in it for Your name, saying, 9 ‘If what is bad comes upon us, fighting, hard times, disease, or no food, we will stand in front of this house. And we will stand before You, (for Your name is in this house). We will cry to You in our trouble. And You will hear and take us out of trouble.' 10 Now see the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel fight when they came from the land of Egypt. (They turned aside 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.
