2 Chronicles 7:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”
2 Chronicles 7:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 7:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Chronicles 7:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Chronicles 7:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For now I have chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart will be there perpetually.”
2 Chronicles 7:16 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 7:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. ”
2 Chronicles 7:16 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 7:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name being there unto the age; yea, Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.”
2 Chronicles 7:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 7:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. ”
2 Chronicles 7:16 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 7:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For I haue nowe chosen and sanctified this house, that my Name may be there for euer: and mine eyes and mine heart shalbe there perpetually.”
2 Chronicles 7:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 7:16 in Context — 2 Chronicles 7
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
What Does 2 Chronicles 7:16 Mean?
2 Chronicles 7:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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