2 Chronicles 6:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the Name and renown of the Lord, the God of Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Common English Bible

⁷ My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the LORD, Israel’s God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And though David, my father, had decided that he would build a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel,

2 Chronicles 6:7 Cross References

1 Kings 5:3

“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Kings 8:17

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:1

Now when David dwelt in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.”

1 Chronicles 22:7

David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.

2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;