2 Chronicles 6:7-9

6:7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel. ¹  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. ²  6:9 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’ ³ 

2 Chronicles 6:2

6:2 O Lord, ⁴  I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

Colossians 1:12

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share ⁵  in the saints’ ⁶  inheritance in the light.

¹ tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.”

² tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”

³ tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”

⁴ tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the Hebrew text, but they are supplied in the translation for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.

⁵ tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.

⁶ tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (twn Jagiwn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”