2 Chronicles 6:2

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

But, I, have built a house as a home for thee, - A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but I have built an exalted temple for you,a place for your residence forever.

Hebrew Names Version
But I have built you a house of habitation, and a place for you to dwell in forever.

King James Version
But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

English Standard Version
But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever."

New Century Version
Lord , I have built a wonderful Temple for you—a place for you to live forever."

New English Translation
O Lord , I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently."

Amplified Bible
"I have built You a lofty house, A place for You to dwell forever."

New American Standard Bible
"I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever."

World English Bible
But I have built you a house of habitation, and a place for you to dwell in forever.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to dwell in for euer.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now I have built You a lofty house,And a place for Your dwelling forever."

Berean Standard Bible
and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever."

Contemporary English Version
Now I've built a glorious temple where you can live forever."

Complete Jewish Bible
But I have built you a magnificent house, a place where you can live forever."

Darby Translation
But I have built a house of habitation for thee, even a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

Easy-to-Read Version
But, Lord, I have built a beautiful house for you to live in forever."

George Lamsa Translation
But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

Good News Translation
Now I have built a majestic temple for you, a place for you to live in forever."

Lexham English Bible
But I have built for you an exalted house, even a place for you to dwell in forever."

Literal Translation
And I have surely built an exalted house for You, and a place for You to dwell forever.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I haue buylded an house to be an habitacion vnto the: & a seate, yt thou mayest dwell there for euer.

American Standard Version
But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

Bible in Basic English
So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I haue buylt thee an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for euer.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But I have built Thee a house of habitation, and a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.

King James Version (1611)
But I haue built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for euer.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But I have built a house to thy name, holy to thee, and prepared for thee to dwell in for ever.

English Revised Version
But I have built thee an house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe I haue bilde an hows to his name, that he schulde dwelle there with outen ende.

Update Bible Version
But I have built you a house of habitation, and a place for you to dwell in forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

New King James Version
I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever."

New Living Translation
Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!"

New Life Bible
I have built a great house for You. It is a place for You to live in forever."

New Revised Standard
I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to reside in forever."

Douay-Rheims Bible
But I have built a house to his name, that he might dwell there for ever.

Revised Standard Version
I have built thee an exalted house, a place for thee to dwell in for ever."

Young's Literal Translation
and I -- I have built a house of habitation for Thee, and a fixed place for Thy dwelling to the ages.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever."

Contextual Overview

¹ Then, said Solomon, - Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom; ² But, I, have built a house as a home for thee, - A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages. ³ And the king turned about his face, and blessed all the convocation of Israel, - while, all the convocation of Israel, was standing; ⁴ and he said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who spake with his mouth, unto David my father,-and, with his hand, hath fulfilled, saying: ⁵ From the day I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I made choice of no city, out of all the tribes of Israel, for building a house, where my Name might be, - neither made I choice of any man, to be chief ruler over my people Israel: ⁶ 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. ⁷ And so it came to pass, that it was near the heart of David my father, - to build a house, to the Name of Yahweh, God of Israel. ⁸ Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart: ⁹ Only, thou thyself, must not build the house, - but, thine own son, that proceedeth out of thy loins - he, shall build the house for my Name. ¹⁰ So then Yahweh hath established his word, which he spake, - and I have been raised up instead of David my father, and have taken my seat upon the throne of Israel, as spake Yahweh, and have built the house to the Name of Yahweh, God of Israel;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I have built: 2 Chronicles 2:4-6, 2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 8:13, 1 Chronicles 17:12, 1 Chronicles 22:10, 1 Chronicles 22:11, 1 Chronicles 28:6, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Psalms 132:5, Psalms 132:13, Psalms 132:14, John 4:21-23, Hebrews 9:11, Hebrews 9:12, Revelation 21:3

Reciprocal: Leviticus 9:24 - there came a fire 1 Kings 8:12 - The Lord Ezra 7:15 - whose habitation Psalms 26:8 - where Psalms 68:5 - in his Ezekiel 46:10 - General Matthew 23:21 - and by

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
And, when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes and the tree was pleasant to make one knowing, then took she of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and she gave to her husband also, along with her, and he did eat.

Genesis 4:26
And to Seth - to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh, - then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.

Genesis 6:1
And it came to pass when men had begun to multiply on the face of the ground and daughters had been born to them,

Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men! that they were, fair, - so they took to themselves wives of whomsoever they chose,

Genesis 6:3
And Yahweh said - My spirit shall not rule in man to times age - abiding, for that, he also, is flesh, - Yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 6:4
The giants, were in the each in these days, and also, after that, when the sons of God began to go in unto the daughters of men, and sons were born to them, the same, were the heroes that were from age-past times the men of renown.

Genesis 6:6
and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth, - and he took sorrow unto his heart.

Genesis 6:7
And Yahweh said - I must wipe off man whom I created from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast unto creeping thing, and unto the bird of the heavens, - for I am grieved that I made them.

Genesis 6:8
But, Noah, had found favour in the eyes, of Yahweh.

Genesis 6:12
And God beheld the earth, and lo! it had corrupted itself, - surely all flesh had corrupted its way, on the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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