Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'
New American Standard Bible
but
King James Version
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Holman Bible
so that My name will be there,
and I have chosen David
to be over My people Israel.”
International Standard Version
But I have chosen Jerusalem, where my name will reside. And I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
A Conservative Version
But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there. And have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
American Standard Version
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Amplified
but I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
Bible in Basic English
But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.
Darby Translation
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
And I will choose in Jerusalem for my name to be there; and I will choose in David to be over my people Israel.
King James 2000
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I have chosen my name to be there in Jerusalem, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
Modern King James verseion
But now I have chosen Jerusalem, so that My name might be there, and now I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But now I have chosen Jerusalem to have my name there, and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
New Heart English Bible
but I chose Jerusalem, that my name may be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.'
The Emphasized Bible
nevertheless I have made choice of Jerusalem, that my Name might be there, - and I have made choice of David, that he might be over my people Israel.
Webster
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
World English Bible
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
Youngs Literal Translation
and I fix on Jerusalem for My name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.
Themes
David » King of israel » Prophecies concerning him and his kingdom
Jerusalem » The capital of david's kingdom by divine appointment
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Blesses The People
5 He told David, 'Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel. 6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.' 7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:4
The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father's entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father's family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father's sons and made me king over all Israel.
2 Chronicles 12:13
King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem; he was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite named Naamah.
1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, "How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons."
Psalm 48:1
A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.
Psalm 78:68-70
He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.
Psalm 89:19-20
Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.
Psalm 132:13
Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.
Isaiah 14:32
How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.