2 Chronicles 6:2
Verse 2 of 42. The 6th of 36 chapters in 2 Chronicles, in History.
1Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
3And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
4And 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,
5Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:2 in the World English Bible
But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”Read 2 Chronicles 6:2 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:2
It was for the name of the Lord God of Israel (v. 10), to be a house of habitation for him, v. 2. He has indeed, as to us, made darkness his pavilion (v. 1), but let this house be the residence of that darkness; for it is in the upper world that he dwells in light, such as no eye can approach. 2.
Read Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:1–11: Solomon's Prayer to God. (b. c. 1004.)
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