2 Chronicles 6:1

Solomon's Dedication of the Temple

1 Then Solomon said: The Lord said He would dwell in thick darkness,^[a]

2 Chronicles 6:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 5:1

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

2 Chronicles 6:1 In-Context

1 Then Solomon said: The Lord said He would dwell in thick darkness,

2 but I have built an exalted temple for You, a place for Your residence forever.

3 Then the king turned and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.

4 He said: May the Lord God of Israel be praised! He spoke directly to my father David, and He has fulfilled [the promise] by His power. He said,

5 "Since the day I brought My people Israel out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city to build a temple in among any of the tribes of Israel, so that My name would be there, and I have not chosen a man to be ruler over My people Israel.

Footnotes

• [a] Ex 20:21; Dt 5:22