2 Chronicles 6:1-5
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
built <01129> [I have built.]
2:4-6 2Sa 7:13 1Ki 8:13 1Ch 17:12 22:10,11 28:6,20 Ps 132:5
Ps 132:13,14 Joh 4:21-23 Heb 9:11,12 Re 21:3 [All]
turned around <05437 06440> [turned his face.]
blessing <01288> [blessed.]
assembly <06951> [all the congregation.]
worthy <01288> [Blessed.]
<03027> [who hath with.]
day <03117> [Since the day.]
live <08034> [my name.]
chosen ..................... choose <0977> [neither chose.]
The judges and Saul were chosen by God, for a season, to be rulers of Israel; but not to establish a permanent and hereditary authority over that people, as was the case with David. This clause is wanting in the parallel passage of Kings; but it helps to clear the sense.