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2 Chronicles 6:6

Listen to 2 Chronicles 6:6
6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’

2 Chronicles 6:6 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
English Standard Version (ESV)
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel. ’
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 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.’”
The Message Bible (MSG)
6 But now I have chosen both a city and a person: Jerusalem for honoring my Name and David to lead my people Israel.'
American Standard Version (ASV)
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
6 But now I've chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name; I've chosen David to rule my people Israel.'
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6 But I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel."
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem. I will put my Name there. And I have chosen David to rule over my people Israel.'

2 Chronicles 6:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 5:6

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

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2 Chronicles 6:6 In-Context

4 Then he said: “Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hands has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David. For he said,
5 ‘Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.
6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
7 “My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
8 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 12:5; S Isaiah 14:1
  • 2. S Exodus 20:24; 2 Chronicles 12:13
  • 3. S 1 Chronicles 28:4
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