2 Chronicles 6:7

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Cross References

1 Chronicles 17:1

Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins.

1 Kings 5:3

Thou knowest the will of David my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Chronicles 22:7

And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God.

1 Kings 8:17

And David my father would have built a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:8

The Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will.