2 Chronicles 6:1

Solomon Blesses the People

1 ¹Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.

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 has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.

2 But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever. ”

3 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

4 And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

5 ‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there, and I chose no man as prince over my people Israel;

Cross References

• 1. 6:1 For ver. 1-39, see 1 Kgs. 8:12-50; [Ex. 20:21; Heb. 12:18]