2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built a house to thy name, holy to thee, 1 And prepared for thee to dwell in forever.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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, 1 The Lord said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13He shall build for me a house to my name, and I will set up his throne even forever.
1 Chronicles 17:12He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne forever.
1 Chronicles 28:6And God said to me, Solomon thy son shall build my house and my court: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be to him a father.
2 Chronicles 2:4And the house which I am building is to be great: for the Lord our God is great beyond all gods.
Psalms 135:21And gave their land for an inheritance: 1 For his mercy endures forever: 1
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 →