2 Chronicles 6:8

8 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas ¹it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

2 Chronicles 6:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 5:8

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

2 Chronicles 6:8 In-Context

6 but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel. ’

7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

8 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

9 Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name. ’

10 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Cross References

• 1. 6:8 [See ver. 7 above]