2 Chronicles 2:1

¶ And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

And Solomon {H8010} determined {H559} to build {H1129} an house {H1004} for the name {H8034} of the LORD {H3068}, and an house {H1004} for his kingdom {H4438}.

Shlomo then decided to build a house for the name of ADONAI and a royal palace for himself.

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

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

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 5:5 (4 votes)

    And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:10 (3 votes)

    He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I [will be] his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

  • 1 Kings 9:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

  • 1 Kings 8:18 (2 votes)

    And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5 (2 votes)

    ¶ But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

  • 1 Kings 8:20 (2 votes)

    And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 7:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.