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Text -- 2 Chronicles 6:1-10 (NET)
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6:1 Then Solomon said , “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness .
6:2 O Lord, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently .”
6:3 Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.
6:4 He said , “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David .
6:5 He told David, ‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt , I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live . Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel .
6:6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live , and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel .’
6:7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel .
6:8 The Lord told my father David , ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
6:9 But you will not build the temple ; your very own son will build the temple for my honor .’
6:10 The Lord has kept the promise he made . I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel , as the Lord promised . I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Prayer |
Solomon |
INTERCESSION |
Temple |
Temple, Solomon's |
Religion |
God |
David |
LEVITICUS, 2 |
TEMPLE, B |
Queen |
Predestination |
Throne |
Jerusalem |
Benedictions |
Azariah |
Darkness |
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NET Notes: 2Ch 6:2 The words “O Lord” do not appear in the Hebrew text, but they are supplied in the translation for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lor...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 6:3 Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 6:4 The Hebrew text reads, “promised by his mouth,” but the phrase “by his mouth” is somewhat redundant in contemporary English an...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 6:5 Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.” Here “name” is used by metonymy for the Lord himself, and thus the expression ...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 6:7 On the significance of the Lord’s “name,” see the note on the word “live” in v. 5.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 6:8 Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”
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