‘You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of the Lord his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
2 Chronicles 6:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the Name and renown of the Lord, the God of Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel. Common English Bible My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the LORD, Israel’s God. Catholic Public Domain Version And though David, my father, had decided that he would build a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel, |
‘You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of the Lord his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
When David had settled into his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look! I am living in a cedar house while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under tent curtains.’
‘My son,’ David said to Solomon, ‘It was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God,
However, the Lord said to my father David, ‘Since it was your desire to build a temple for my name, you have done well to have this desire.