World English Bible
2 Chronicles 6:7
“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.”
Verse in context — 2 Chronicles 6
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
But Yahweh said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.
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Solomon’s reign and Judah’s history until the Babylonian exile.
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