2 Chronicles 6:4

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Blessed	בָּר֤וּךְ ba.Rukh	H1288	to kneel · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
hands	וּבְיָדָ֥יו u.ve.ya.Dav	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · conjunction + preposition + noun, common both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
fulfilled	מִלֵּ֖א mi.Le'	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
spake	דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
mouth	בְּפִ֔יו be.Fiv	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
father	אָבִ֑י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
David	דָּוִ֣יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹֽר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Psalms 68:32-35 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
Psalms 72:18-19 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
1 Kings 8:15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying…
1 Chronicles 17:12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
1 Chronicles 29:10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and e…
1 Chronicles 29:20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bow…
Psalms 41:13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

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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 6:1

The Lord hath said that he would dwell - Solomon, seeing the cloud descend and fill the house, immediately took for granted that the Lord had accepted the place, and was now present. What occurred now was precisely the same with what took place when Moses reared the tabernacle in the wilderness; see Exo 40:34, Exo 40:35 : A cloud covered the tent - and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent - because the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. The Chaldee paraphrases thus: "Then said Solomon, It has pleased God to place his majesty in the city of Jerusalem, in the house of the sanctuary which I have built to the name of his Word, and he ha…

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John Gill on 2 Chronicles 6:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 6:4-6

Israel’s history as God’s people, originated at the Exodus, reached a climax when God chose David to be king and Jerusalem to be his capital. Both the city and the dynasty were aspects of God’s promise to David (see 1 Chr 28:4; cp. 2 Sam 7:8-17; Ps 2:6-7).

Dictionary and topics

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…
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).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:1-11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 6:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 6:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 6:4-6

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:1-11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 6:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 6:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 6:4-6

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 6:4