2 Chronicles 20:8
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
2 Chronicles 20:8 in other translations
| BSB | They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying, |
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| WEB | They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying, |
| ASV | And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, |
| YLT | and they dwell in it, and build to Thee in it a sanctuary for Thy name, saying, |
| DARBY | And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, |
| BBE | And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying, |
| Webster | And they dwelt in it, and have built thee a sanctuary in it for thy name, saying, |
What does 2 Chronicles 20:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:5-13
5-13. Jehoshaphat stood ... in the house of the Lord, before the new court--that is, the great or outer court (2Ch 4:9) called the new court, probably from having been at that time enlarged or beautified.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13
In all dangers, public or personal, our first business should be to seek help from God. Hence the advantage of days for national fasting and prayer. From the first to the last of our seeking the Lord, we must approach him with humiliation for our sins, trusting only in his mercy and power. Jehoshaphat acknowledges the sovereign dominion of the Divine Providence. Lord, exert it on our behalf. Whom should we seek to…
2 Chronicles 20:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 20:8
- 2 Chronicles 6:10
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.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 20:7
Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
- 2 Chronicles 20:8
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 20:9
If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
2 Chronicles 20:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ellos han habitado en ella, y te han edificado en ella santuario á tu nombre, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils y ont habité, et t’y ont bâti un sanctuaire pour ton nom, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie haben darin gewohnt und haben dir ein Heiligtum darin gebaut für deinen Namen, und gesagt: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Habitaveruntque in ea, et exstruxerunt in illa sanctuarium nomini tuo, dicentes: |