2 Chronicles 6:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

² But I have built thee an house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² I have built You a house, [in which the dark Holy of Holies seems] a [fitting] abode for You, a place for You to dwell in forever.

American Standard Version (1901)

² But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

Common English Bible

² but God, I have built you a lofty temple—a place where you can live forever.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² But I have built a house to his name, so that he may dwell there forever."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² But I have built a house to his name, that he might dwell there for ever.

2 Chronicles 6:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

1 Kings 8:13

I have surely built thee an house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

1 Chronicles 17:12

He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

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, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD be finished.

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.

2 Chronicles 1:4

But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 6:1

Then spake Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

2 Chronicles 6:3

And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

Ezra 7:15

and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

Ezra 7:16

and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

Psalm 132:5

Until I find out a place for the LORD, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Psalm 135:21

Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

Ezekiel 46:10

And the prince, when they go in, shall go in in the midst of them; and when they go forth, they shall go forth together.

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God: