Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Now Solomon was determined to build a temple dedicated to the Name of the LORD as well as his own royal palace.
A Conservative Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
American Standard Version
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.
Darby Translation
And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
Julia Smith Translation
And Solomon will say to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
King James 2000
And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Solomon planned to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a {royal palace for himself}.
Modern King James verseion
And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.
NET Bible
Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.
New Heart English Bible
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
The Emphasized Bible
Then Solomon gave word to build a house for the Name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.
Webster
And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
World English Bible
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Solomon saith to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Petitions The King Of Tyre
1 And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom: 2 and told out three score and ten thousand men to bear burdens and four score thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
Cross References
1 Kings 5:5
And therefore I am disposed to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God, as he promised David my father, saying, 'Thy son which I will put upon thy seat for thee, he shall build a house unto my name.'
Deuteronomy 12:5
but ye shall enquire the place which the LORD your God shall have chosen out of all your tribes to put his name there and there to dwell.
Deuteronomy 12:11
Therefore, when the LORD your God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there, thither ye shall bring all that I command you: your burnt sacrifices and your offerings, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hands and all your godly vows which ye vow unto the LORD.
Deuteronomy 28:58
"If thou wilt not be diligent to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, for to fear this glorious and fearful name of the LORD thy God:
1 Kings 7:1
And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years space and full finished it.
1 Kings 8:18
But the LORD God said unto David my father, 'In that it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well, that thou wast so minded.
1 Kings 8:20
And the LORD hath made good his word that he spake. For I stood up in the room of David my father, and sat on the seat of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
1 Kings 9:1
And when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD and of the king's palace, and of all that his desire and lust was to make:
1 Chronicles 22:10
He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father, and will establish the seat of his kingdom upon Israel forever.'
Matthew 6:9-10
After this manner, therefore, pray ye: O our father, which art in heaven hallowed be thy name.