2 Chronicles 6:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:”
2 Chronicles 6:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 6:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 6:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;”
2 Chronicles 6:8 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 6:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart: ”
2 Chronicles 6:8 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart,”
2 Chronicles 6:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 6:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart; ”
2 Chronicles 6:8 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 6:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the Lord sayde to Dauid my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to buylde an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well, that thou wast so minded.”
2 Chronicles 6:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 6:8 in Context — 2 Chronicles 6
6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
8 But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
10 The Lord therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
What Does 2 Chronicles 6:8 Mean?
2 Chronicles 6:8 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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