2 Chronicles 6:6

New Century Version

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place I am to be worshiped, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Cross References

2 Kings 21:4

The Lord had said about the Temple, “I will be worshiped in Jerusalem,” but Manasseh built altars in the Temple of the Lord.

2 Kings 21:7

Manasseh carved an Asherah idol and put it in the Temple. The Lord had said to David and his son Solomon about the Temple, “I will be worshiped forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:5

From the time I brought Israel out of Egypt until now I have not lived in a house. I have moved from one tent site to another and from one place to another.

1 Chronicles 17:7

“Now, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: I took you from the pasture and from tending the sheep and made you king of my people Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:4

“But the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king of Israel forever. He chose the tribe of Judah to lead, and from the people of Judah, he chose my father’s family. From that family God was pleased to make me king of Israel.

2 Chronicles 12:13

King Rehoboam made himself a strong king in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for seventeen years. Jerusalem is the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel in which he was to be worshiped. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah from the country of Ammon.

2 Chronicles 20:8

They lived in this land and built a Temple for you. They said,

2 Chronicles 30:8

Don’t be stubborn as your ancestors were, but obey the Lord willingly. Come to the Temple, which he has made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God so he will not be angry with you.

2 Chronicles 33:4

The Lord had said about the Temple, “I will be worshiped in Jerusalem forever,” but Manasseh built altars in the Temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 6:20

Day and night please watch over this Temple where you have said you would be worshiped. Hear the prayer I pray facing this Temple.

2 Chronicles 6:5

‘Since the time I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel where a temple will be built for me. I did not choose a man to lead my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:16

I have chosen this Temple and made it holy. So I will be worshiped there forever. Yes, I will always watch over it and love it.

Ezra 7:16

Also take the silver and gold you receive from the area of Babylon. Take the offerings the Israelites and their priests have given as gifts for the Temple of your God in Jerusalem.

Psalm 122:2

Jerusalem, we are standing at your gates.

Psalm 132:13

The Lord has chosen Jerusalem; he wants it for his home.

Psalm 48:1

The Lord is great; he should be praised in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.

Exodus 20:24

“Make an altar of dirt for me, and sacrifice on it your whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and your cattle. Worship me in every place that I choose, and I will come and bless you.

Isaiah 14:32

What shall we tell the messengers from Philistia? Say that the Lord has made Jerusalem strong and that his poor people will go there for safety.

Zechariah 2:12

The Lord will take Judah as his own part of the holy land, and Jerusalem will be his chosen city again.

Zechariah 3:2

The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord says no to you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem says no to you! This man was like a burning stick pulled from the fire.”

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you continue to feel sorry for Saul? I have rejected him as king of Israel. Fill your container with olive oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse who lives in Bethlehem, because I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”