2 Chronicles 6:2 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

2 Chronicles 6:2 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 2:4-6
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, 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. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. …
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 fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 8:13
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
1 Chronicles 22:10-11
He shall build an 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. …
John 4:21-23
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 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 o…