New International VersionBut now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
New Living TranslationBut now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”
English Standard Versionbut I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
Berean Standard BibleBut now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
King James BibleBut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
New King James VersionYet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
New American Standard Biblebut I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
NASB 1995but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
NASB 1977but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
Legacy Standard Biblebut I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
Amplified Biblebut I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
Christian Standard BibleBut I have chosen Jerusalem so that my name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.”
Holman Christian Standard BibleBut I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.”
American Standard Versionbut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
English Revised Versionbut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationBut now I've chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name; I've chosen David to rule my people Israel.'
Good News TranslationBut now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place where I will be worshiped, and you, David, to rule my people.'"
International Standard VersionBut I have chosen Jerusalem, where my name will reside. And I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
NET BibleBut now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'
New Heart English Biblebut I chose Jerusalem, that my name may be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.'
Webster's Bible TranslationBut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleBut now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
World English Biblebut now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’ Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand I fix on Jerusalem for My Name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.
Young's Literal Translation and I fix on Jerusalem for My name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd I will choose in Jerusalem for my name to be there; and I will choose in David to be over my people Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut I chose Jerusalem, that my name might be there: and I chose David to set him over my people Israel.
Catholic Public Domain VersionBut I chose Jerusalem, so that my name would be in it. And I chose David, so that I might appoint him over my people Israel.’
New American Biblebut now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.
New Revised Standard Versionbut I have chosen Jerusalem in order that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd I chose David that he would be King over my people Israel.’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917but I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name might be there; and have chosen David to be over My people Israel.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationBut I chose Jerusalem that my name should be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.
Additional Translations ... Audio Bible
Context Solomon Praises the LORD… 5‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel. 6But now I have chosenJerusalemfor My Nameto bethere,and I have chosenDavidto beoverMy peopleIsrael.’7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.…
Cross References 1 Kings 8:16‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
1 Kings 11:13Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
1 Kings 11:32-36But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. / For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. / Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes. ...
1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
2 Samuel 5:5-7In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. / Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” / Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
2 Samuel 7:12-16And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...
2 Samuel 7:25-26And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised, / so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
Psalm 78:67-70He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim. / But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. / He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever. ...
Psalm 132:11-14The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” / For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: ...
Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
Isaiah 11:1-2Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Jeremiah 33:17For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
Ezekiel 37:24-25My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Treasury of Scripture But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. 2 Chronicles 12:13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboamwas one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's namewas Naamah an Ammonitess. Psalm 48:1 A Songand Psalm for the sons of Korah. Greatis the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God,in the mountain of his holiness. Psalm 78:68-70 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… chosen David 1 Samuel 16:1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 1 Chronicles 28:4 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 Judahto 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 makeme king over all Israel: Psalm 89:19,20 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help uponone that is mighty; I have exaltedone chosen out of the people… Jump to Previous ChosenDavidFixIsraelJerusalemRuleSelectionJump to Next ChosenDavidFixIsraelJerusalemRuleSelection2 Chronicles 6 1.Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God12.Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform.But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be thereThis phrase highlights God's sovereign choice of Jerusalem as the central place of worship and His divine presence. Jerusalem, known as the City of David, holds significant historical and theological importance. It was the site where Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22) and later became the political and spiritual center of Israel under King David. The choice of Jerusalem is a fulfillment of Deuteronomy 12:5, where God promised to choose a place for His Name to dwell. This decision underscores the city's role as the focal point of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, which Solomon built. Jerusalem's selection also foreshadows its future significance in biblical prophecy, as seen in Revelation 21:2, where the New Jerusalem descends from heaven. and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel This phrase emphasizes God's covenant with David, establishing his lineage as the ruling dynasty over Israel. The Davidic Covenant, found in2 Samuel 7, promises that David's descendants would rule Israel forever, ultimately pointing to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David (Matthew 1:1). David's selection as king was not based on human criteria but on God's sovereign will, as seen in1 Samuel 16:7, where God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance. David's reign is characterized by a deep commitment to God, despite his personal failings, and serves as a type of Christ, who would be the perfect and eternal King. This choice also highlights the unity of the tribes of Israel under a divinely appointed leader, reflecting God's desire for His people to be governed according to His purposes. Persons / Places / Events 1. JerusalemThe city chosen by God as the place for His Name to dwell. It holds significant spiritual and historical importance as the center of worship and the location of the Temple. 2. DavidThe king chosen by God to lead His people, Israel. David is a central figure in the Bible, known for his heart for God and his role in establishing Jerusalem as the political and spiritual capital. 3. Solomon's Temple DedicationThe context of this verse is Solomon's prayer during the dedication of the Temple, a pivotal event in Israel's history, symbolizing God's presence among His people. Teaching Points Divine Choice and SovereigntyGod's selection of Jerusalem and David illustrates His sovereign will and purpose. Believers can trust in God's choices and timing in their own lives. The Importance of WorshipJerusalem as the chosen place for God's Name emphasizes the centrality of worship in the life of God's people. Christians are called to prioritize worship in their daily lives. Leadership and ResponsibilityDavid's selection as king highlights the responsibility of leaders to shepherd God's people according to His will. Christian leaders are encouraged to lead with integrity and a heart for God. God's Presence Among His PeopleThe choice of Jerusalem signifies God's desire to dwell among His people. Believers are reminded of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives today. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 6
Should we pray for peace in Jerusalem?
What was the Kingdom of Jerusalem?
When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)
Is Jerusalem the capital of Israel?(6) But ( and) I have chosen Jerusalem.--Some MSS. omit this verse. Verse 6. - (See again references of preceding verse, and 2 Samuel 7:8; Psalm 78:70.) Vers. 7-9. - (So 2 Samuel 7:2, 10-16; 1 Chronicles 22:9, 10; 1 Chronicles 28:2-7.)
Parallel Commentaries ...
Hebrew But I have chosenוָאֶבְחַר֙(wā·’eḇ·ḥar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 977:To try, selectJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם(bî·rū·šā·lim)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389:Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israelso that My Nameשְׁמִ֖י(šə·mî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8034:A namewill beלִהְי֥וֹת(lih·yō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961:To fall out, come to pass, become, bethere,שָׁ֑ם(šām)Adverb Strong's 8033:There, then, thitherand I have chosenוָאֶבְחַ֣ר(wā·’eḇ·ḥar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 977:To try, selectDavidבְּדָוִ֔יד(bə·ḏā·wîḏ)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732:David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesseto beלִהְי֖וֹת(lih·yō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961:To fall out, come to pass, become, beoverעַל־(‘al-)Preposition Strong's 5921:Above, over, upon, againstMy peopleעַמִּ֥י(‘am·mî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971:A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockIsrael.’יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃(yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478:Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc
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