2 Chronicles 2:1

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“Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.”

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BSBPD

“Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Solomon saith to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 2:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
  2. Deuteronomy 12:11then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
  3. Deuteronomy 28:58If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
  4. 1 Kings 5:5So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
  5. 1 Kings 5:15Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
  6. 1 Kings 7:1Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
  7. 1 Kings 8:18But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
  8. 1 Kings 8:20Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  9. 1 Kings 9:1Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,
  10. 1 Chronicles 22:10He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
  11. Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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