2 Chronicles 6:1-8

6:1

Lord <03068> [The Lord.]

6:2

built <01129> [I have built.]

6:3

turned around <05437 06440> [turned his face.]

blessing <01288> [blessed.]

assembly <06951> [all the congregation.]

6:4

worthy <01288> [Blessed.]

<03027> [who hath with.]

6:5

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.

6:6

chosen Jerusalem .......... chosen <0977 03389> [But I have chosen Jerusalem.]

This clause is also not found in Kings. Jerusalem was expressly marked out, by the building of the temple, to be the centre of the worship of Israel; as Jehovah had before spoken by Moses: see the parallel passages.

chosen ........... chosen David <01732 0977> [chosen David.]

6:7

6:8

is right <02895> [thou didst well.]