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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 6:2

I have built a house of habitation for thee It is of great consequence in all our religious actions that we design well, and that our eye be single. If Solomon had built this temple in the pride of his heart, as Ahasuerus made his feast, only to show the riches of his kingdom, and the honour of his majesty, it would neither have glorified God nor have turned to his own advantage. But he here declares on what inducements he undertook it, and they are such as not only justify, but magnify the undertaking: the reader will recollect that this whole prayer occurs 1 Kings 8., and that it has been explained at large in the notes there.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    2 Chronicles 6:1-11 (1 Kings 8:12-21). Solomon's Blessing 1, 2. These verses come from 1 Kings, the only important variation being, _But I have built_(Chron.), for _I have surety built_(1 Kin.). They...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT I HAVE BUILT AN HOUSE OF HABITATION FOR THEE, AND A PLACE FOR THY DWELLING FOR EVER._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    6:2 place (a-14) As vers. 30,33,39; Exodus 15:17 ; 1 Kings 8:13 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SOLOMON'S PRAYER The first 39 vv. of this chapter repeat 1 Kings 8:12, the conclusion of the prayer, as given in 1 Kings 8:51, being omitted and three additional vv. being substituted. 5. NEITHER CHO...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BUT I HAVE BUILT. — _And I, on my part, have built._ Kings, “I _have_ built” (_bânôh bânîthî_); scil., as “Thou didst indicate.” This seems original. So the Syr. here, _mebnô b’nîth,_ but not LXX. and...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַֽ אֲנִ֛י בָּנִ֥יתִי בֵית ־זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ וּ

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In the presence of the manifestation of glory the king pronounced a blessing on the people which merged into, or took the form of, a blessing offered to God, as he recounted the way of the divine guid...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    In the opening of this chapter, I beg to refer the Reader to the history, as we have it almost literally the same, 1 Kings 8:1. Reader! what a blessed dispensation are we brought under! Jesus sweetly...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    2 Chronicles 5:1....

  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Solomon's Dedicatory Address...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Chronicles 6:2 built H1129 (H8804) house H1004 H2073 place H4349 dwell H3427 (H8800) forever H5769...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Chronicles 6:41. _Thy saints._ וחסידיךְ _vakesidéka,_ thy merciful ones. Our Saviour describes the saints as showing mercy. Matthew 5:7. The Lord will show mercy to them again, and cause them to rej...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that He would dwell in the thick darkness._ GOD DWELLING IN DARKNESS His dwelling in darkness has a symbolical meaning. It tells us of the darkness in which Div...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 6:1 The account of Solomon’s prayer of dedication is very similar to the parallel account in 1 Kings 8:12, except that the Chronicler focuses on the Davidic co

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Close parallelism of this chapter and 1 Kings 8:12; 2 Chronicles 6:13 only important variation. _2 Chronicles 6:1 (cf._...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 17:12; 1 Chronicles 22:10; 1 Chronicles 22:11; 1 Chronicles 28:20;...

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