2 Chronicles 6:2

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

2 Chronicles 6:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 5:2

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

2 Chronicles 6:2 In-Context

1 Shlomo said, "ADONAI said he would live in thick darkness.

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

3 Then the king turned around and blessed the whole community of Isra'el. The whole community of Isra'el stood

4 as he said, "Blessed be ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, who spoke to my father David with his mouth and fulfilled his promise with his hand. He said,

5 'Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I chose no city from any of the tribes of Isra'el to build a house, so that my name might be there; nor did I choose anyone to be the leader of my people Isra'el.