2 Chronicles 6:8

But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
David	דָּוִ֣יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֔י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
heart	לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ le.Va.ve.kha	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
build	לִבְנ֥וֹת liv.Not	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
house	בַּ֖יִת Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular absolute
name	לִשְׁמִ֑י lish.Mi	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
well	הֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָ heti.Vo.ta	H2895	to be (transitively · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
heart	לְבָבֶֽךָ le.va.Ve.kha	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Kings 8:18-21 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine h…
Mark 14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
2 Corinthians 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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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

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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

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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 6:8