2 Chronicles 2:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

2:1 (1:18) ¹  Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. ² 

2 Chronicles 6:6-7

6:6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, ³  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. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 33:4

33:4 He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my permanent home.” ⁵ 

[2:1]  ¹ sn Beginning with 2:1, the verse numbers through 2:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 2:1 ET = 1:18 HT, 2:2 ET = 2:1 HT, 2:3 ET = 2:2 HT, etc., through 2:18 ET = 2:17 HT. Beginning with 3:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

[2:1]  ² tn Heb “and Solomon said to build a house for the name of the Lord and house for his kingship.”

[6:6]  ³ tn Heb for my name to be there.” See also the note on the word “live” in v. 5.

[6:7]  ⁵ 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.”

[33:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “In Jerusalem my name will be permanently.”