Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And a place for Your dwelling forever.”
King James Version
But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
Holman Bible
a place for Your residence forever.
International Standard Version
Now I have constructed a magnificent temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever."
A Conservative Version
But I have built for thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in forever.
American Standard Version
But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
Amplified
“I have built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell forever.”
Bible in Basic English
So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
Darby Translation
But I have built a house of habitation for thee, even a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
Julia Smith Translation
And I built a house of habitation for thee, and a foundation for thy dwelling forever.
King James 2000
But I have built a house of habitation for you, and a place for your dwelling forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I have built for you an exalted house, even a place for you to dwell in forever."
Modern King James verseion
And I have built a house for You to live in, and a place for Your dwelling forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I have built a habitation for thee and a place to dwell in forever."
NET Bible
O Lord, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently."
New Heart English Bible
But I have built you a house of habitation, and a place for you to dwell in forever."
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, have built a house as a home for thee, - A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages.
Webster
But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
World English Bible
But I have built you a house of habitation, and a place for you to dwell in forever."
Youngs Literal Translation
and I -- I have built a house of habitation for Thee, and a fixed place for Thy dwelling to the ages.'
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 6:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Blesses The People
1
Then Solomon said, The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2
And a place for Your dwelling forever.”
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13
He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
1 Kings 8:13
I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
1 Chronicles 17:12
He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne eternally.
1 Chronicles 22:10-11
He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
1 Chronicles 28:6
And he said unto me, Solomon, thy son, he shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
1 Chronicles 28:20
And David said to Solomon, his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it; fear not, nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 2:4-6
Behold, I must build a house unto the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him and to burn aromatic incense before him and for the continual showbread and for the burnt offerings morning and evening on the sabbaths and on the new moons and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God, which is to be perpetual in Israel.
Psalm 132:5
until I find out a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
Psalm 132:13-14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired her for his habitation.
Psalm 135:21
Blessed be the LORD out of Zion who dwells at Jerusalem. Halelu-JAH.
John 4:21-23
Jesus said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall ye worship the Father.
Hebrews 9:11-12
But Christ being now come, high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,
Revelation 21:3
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.