2 Chronicles 7:16

New International Reader's Version

I have chosen this temple. I have set it apart for myself. My Name will be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:16

‘I brought my people Israel out of Egypt. Ever since, I haven’t chosen a city in any tribe of Israel where a temple could be built for my Name. But I have chosen David to rule over my people Israel.’

1 Kings 8:35

“Suppose your people have sinned against you. And because of that, the sky is closed up and there isn’t any rain. But your people pray toward this place. They praise you by admitting they’ve sinned. And they turn away from their sin because you have made them suffer.

1 Kings 8:44

“Suppose your people go to war against their enemies. It doesn’t matter where you send them. And suppose they pray to you toward the city you have chosen. They pray toward the temple I’ve built for your Name.

1 Kings 8:48

And they turn back to you with all their heart and soul. Suppose it happens in the land of their enemies who took them away as prisoners. There they pray to you toward the land you gave their people long ago. They pray toward the city you have chosen. And they pray toward the temple I’ve built for your Name.

1 Kings 9:3

The Lord said to him, “I have heard you pray to me. I have heard you ask me to help you. You have built this temple. I have set it apart for myself. My Name will be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

2 Kings 21:4

He built altars in the Lord’s temple. The Lord had said about his temple, “I will put my Name there in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 30:8

Don’t be stubborn. Don’t be as your people were. Obey the Lord. Come to his temple. He has set it apart to himself forever. Serve the Lord your God. Then he’ll stop being angry with you.

2 Chronicles 6:20

Let your eyes look toward this temple day and night. You said you would put your Name here. Listen to the prayer I’m praying toward this place.

2 Chronicles 7:12

The Lord appeared to him at night. The Lord said, “I have heard your prayer. I have chosen this place for myself. It is a temple where sacrifices will be offered.

2 Chronicles 7:15

Now my eyes will see them. My ears will pay attention to the prayers they offer in this place.

2 Chronicles 7:17

“But you must walk faithfully with me, just as your father David did. Do everything I command you to do. Obey my rules and laws.

Psalm 132:13

The Lord has chosen Zion. That’s the place where he wants to live.

Psalm 132:14

He has said, “This will be my resting place for ever and ever. Here I will sit on my throne, because that’s what I want.

Zechariah 3:2

The Lord said to Satan, “May the Lord correct you! He has chosen Jerusalem. So may he correct you! Isn’t this man Joshua like a burning stick pulled out of the fire?”

Matthew 3:17

A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

Deuteronomy 12:21

The Lord your God will choose a special place. He will put his Name there. But suppose that place is too far away from you. Then you can kill animals from the herds and flocks the Lord has given you. Do it just as I have commanded you. In your own towns you can eat as much of the meat as you want to.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Be filled with joy in the sight of the Lord your God. Be joyful at the special place he will choose for his Name. You, your children, and your male and female servants should be joyful. So should the Levites living in your towns. So should the outsiders and widows living among you. And so should the children whose fathers have died.

Colossians 2:9

God’s whole nature is living in Christ in human form.