2 Chronicles 6:6

New International Version

But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’

Cross References

2 Kings 21:4

He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.”

2 Kings 21:7

He took the carved Asherah pole he had made and put it in the temple, of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.

1 Chronicles 17:5

I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another.

1 Chronicles 17:7

“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:4

“Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

2 Chronicles 12:13

King Rehoboam established himself firmly in Jerusalem and continued as king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

2 Chronicles 20:8

They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying,

2 Chronicles 30:8

Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the Lord. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you.

2 Chronicles 33:4

He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

2 Chronicles 6:20

May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, this place of which you said you would put your Name there. May you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.

2 Chronicles 6:5

‘Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:16

I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

Ezra 7:16

together with all the silver and gold you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests for the temple of their God in Jerusalem.

Psalm 122:2

Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.

Psalm 132:13

For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,

Psalm 48:1

Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

Exodus 20:24

“ ‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you.

Isaiah 14:32

What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “The Lord has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.”

Zechariah 2:12

The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 3:2

The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”