2 Chronicles 20:8

New English Translation

They settled down in it and built in it a temple to honor you, saying,

Cross References

2 Chronicles 2:4

Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.

2 Chronicles 20:9

‘If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will hear and deliver us.’

2 Chronicles 6:10

The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel

2 Chronicles 6:5

He told David, ‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:6

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Joshua 21:43

So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it.