2 Chronicles 6:11

And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
it	שָׁם֙ sham	H8033	there (transferring to time) then · adverb
put	וָאָשִׂ֥ים va.'a.Sim	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
ark	הָ֣אָר֔וֹן ha.'a.Ron	H727	a box · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
covenant	בְּרִ֣ית be.Rit	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
made	כָּרַ֖ת ka.Rat	H3772	to cut (off · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 5:10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel…
2 Chronicles 5:7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even un…
Exodus 40:20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
1 Kings 8:9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children o…
1 Kings 8:21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of t…
Hebrews 9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaro…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:1-11

It is of great consequence, in all our religious actions, that we design well, and that our eye be single. If Solomon had built this temple in the pride of his heart, as Ahasuerus made his feast, only to show the riches of his kingdom and the honour of his majesty, it would not have turned at all to his account. But here he declares upon what inducements he undertook it, and they are such as not only justify, but magnify, the undertaking. 1. He did it for the glory and honour of God; this was his highest and ultimate end in it. It was for the name of the Lord God of Israel (Ch2 6:10), to be a house of habitation for him, Ch2 6:2. He has indeed, as to us, made darkness his pavilion (Ch2 6:1),…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 6:10

For the name of the Lord - "For the name of the Word of the Lord God of Israel." - Targum.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 6:1

See Introduction to Chapter 5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 6:10-11

The Chronicler blends the covenant of Sinai, represented by the Ark, with the Jerusalem Temple and the Davidic dynasty; he makes no mention of Israel’s exodus from Egypt, only implying it with reference to the Ark. God’s covenant relationship with Israel under Solomon and David formed the basis for the community’s relationship with God at the time of the Chronicler.

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 6:8

you did well that it was in your heart i.e., I too choose the House that you thought to build, where My name shall dwell, as is stated above.

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Dictionary and topics

Azariah — Whom Jehovah helps. (1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:8). (2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as high priest (1 Chr. 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Ten Commandments — The popular name in this, as in so many instances, is not that of Scripture. There we have the “TEN WORDS,” (Exodus 34:28; 4:13; 10:4) the ”Covenant,” Ex., Deut. 11. cc.; (1 Kings 8:21; 2 Chronicles…
Prayer, Public · Exemplified: Solomon — Exemplified: Solomon
Temple, The First · Solemnly dedicated to God by Solomon — Solemnly dedicated to God by Solomon

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).