2 Chronicles 6 · Verse 7

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.
2 Chronicles 6:7, King James Version

2 Chronicles 6:7 in other translations

BSBNow it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
WEBNow it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
ASVNow it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
YLT‘And it is with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah God of Israel,
DARBYAnd it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.
BBENow it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
WebsterNow it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel:

2 Chronicles 6:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
עִם\־'im-withH5973
לְבַ֖בle.Vav[the] heart ofH3824
דָּוִ֣ידda.VidDavidH1732
אָבִ֑י'a.Vifather myH1
לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Notto buildH1129
בַּ֔יִתBa.yita houseH1004
לְשֵׁ֥םle.Shemfor [the] name ofH8034
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 6:7

  • 1 Kings 5:3

    Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:1

    Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:7

    And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:

  • 1 Chronicles 28:2-4

    Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

  • 2 Samuel 7:2-3

    That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.

  • 1 Kings 8:17

    And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

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2Sa 7:2,3; 1Ki 5:3; 8:17; 1Ch 17:1; 22:7; 28:2-4

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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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:8

    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:

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2 Chronicles 6:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y David mi padre tuvo en el corazón edificar casa al nombre de Jehová Dios de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David, mon père, avait à cœur de bâtir une maison pour le nom de l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es war in dem Herzen meines Vaters David, dem Namen Jehovas, des Gottes Israels, ein Haus zu bauen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque fuisset voluntatis David patris mei ut ædificaret domum nomini Domini Dei Israël,