2 Chronicles 6:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.”
2 Chronicles 6:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 6:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 6:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’”
2 Chronicles 6:16 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 6:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me. ”
2 Chronicles 6:16 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And now, O Jehovah, God of Israel, keep for Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst speak to him, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from before Me, sitting on the throne of Israel, only, if thy sons watch their way to walk in My law, as thou hast walked before Me.”
2 Chronicles 6:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 6:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now, Jehovah,God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy sons take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. ”
2 Chronicles 6:16 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 6:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore now Lord God of Israel, keepe with thy seruant Dauid my father, that thou hast promised him, saying, Thou shalt not want a man in my sight, that shall sit vpon the throne of Israel: so that thy sonnes take heede to their wayes, to walke in my Lawe, as thou hast walked before me.”
2 Chronicles 6:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 6:16 in Context — 2 Chronicles 6
14 And said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
16 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
17 Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
What Does 2 Chronicles 6:16 Mean?
2 Chronicles 6:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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