2 Chronicles 6:6

God's Word

But now I’ve chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name; I’ve chosen David to rule my people Israel.’

Cross References

2 Kings 21:4

He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”

2 Kings 21:7

Manasseh had an idol of Asherah made. Then he set it up in the temple, where the Lord had said to David and his son Solomon, “I have chosen this temple and Jerusalem from all the tribes of Israel. I will put my name here forever.

1 Chronicles 17:5

I haven’t lived in a house from the day I brought Israel out ⌞of Egypt⌟ to this day, but I’ve gone from tent site to tent site, moving the tent ⌞of meeting⌟ from one location ⌞to another⌟.

1 Chronicles 17:7

“Now this is what you will say to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I took you from the pasture where you followed sheep so that you could be the leader of my people Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:4

Yet, from my entire family the Lord God of Israel chose me to be king of Israel permanently. He had chosen the tribe of Judah to lead ⌞Israel⌟. From the families of Judah he chose my father’s family. From among my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king of all Israel.

2 Chronicles 12:13

King Rehoboam strengthened his position in Jerusalem and ruled. He was 41 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel, the city where the Lord put his name. (Rehoboam’s mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.)

2 Chronicles 20:8

His descendants have lived in it and built a holy temple for your name in it. They said,

2 Chronicles 30:8

Don’t be impossible to deal with like your ancestors. Reach out for the Lord. Come to his holy place that he made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God, and he will turn his burning anger away from you.

2 Chronicles 33:4

He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, “My name will be in Jerusalem forever.”

2 Chronicles 6:20

Day and night may your eyes be on this temple, the place about which you said your name will be there. Listen to me as I pray toward this place.

2 Chronicles 6:5

‘Ever since I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I didn’t choose any city from the tribes of Israel as a place to build a temple for my name. And I didn’t choose any man to be prince over my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:16

I have chosen and declared this temple holy so that my name may be placed there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

Ezra 7:16

Take any silver and gold that you find in the whole province of Babylon when you take the gifts contributed by the people and the priests. They willingly contributed these gifts for the temple of their God in Jerusalem.

Psalm 122:2

Our feet are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem.

Psalm 132:13

The Lord has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.

Psalm 48:1

The Lord is great. He should be highly praised. His holy mountain is in the city of our God.

Exodus 20:24

“You must build an altar for me made out of dirt. Sacrifice your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, your sheep, goats, and cattle on it. Wherever I choose to have my name remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

Isaiah 14:32

How should we answer the messengers from the nations? ⌞Tell them that⌟ the Lord has laid Zion’s foundation, and his humble people will find refuge in it.

Zechariah 2:12

The Lord will claim Judah as his own in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 3:2

The Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, silence you, Satan! I, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, silence you! Isn’t this man like a burning log snatched from a fire?”

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill a flask with olive oil and go. I’m sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because I’ve selected one of his sons to be king.”