2 Chronicles 6:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Chronicles 6:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 6:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Chronicles 6:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Chronicles 6:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’”
2 Chronicles 6:9 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 6:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. ”
2 Chronicles 6:9 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“but thou dost not build the house, for thy son who cometh forth out from thy loins, he doth build the house for My name.”
2 Chronicles 6:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 6:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. ”
2 Chronicles 6:9 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 6:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house, but thy sonne which shall come out of thy loynes, he shall buylde an house vnto my Name.”
2 Chronicles 6:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 6:9 in Context — 2 Chronicles 6
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.
11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.
What Does 2 Chronicles 6:9 Mean?
2 Chronicles 6:9 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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