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2 Chronicles 6

2 Chron. 6:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But I have built
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
an house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of habitation
zbuwl (Hebrew #2073)
from 2082; a residence
KJV usage: dwell in, dwelling, habitation.
Pronounce: ze-bool'
Origin: or zbul {zeb-ool'}
for thee, and a place
makown (Hebrew #4349)
properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode
KJV usage: foundation, habitation, (dwelling-, settled) place.
Pronounce: maw-kone'
Origin: from 3559
for thy dwelling
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
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Cross References

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I have built.
2 Chron. 2:4‑6• 4Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
 5And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
 6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? (2 Chron. 2:4‑6)
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2 Sam. 7:13• 13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. (2 Sam. 7:13)
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1 Kings 8:13• 13I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. (1 Kings 8:13)
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1 Chron. 17:12• 12He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. (1 Chron. 17:12)
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1 Chron. 22:10‑11• 10He 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.
 11Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee. (1 Chron. 22:10‑11)
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1 Chron. 28:6,20• 6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
 20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. (1 Chron. 28:6,20)
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Psa. 132:5• 5Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. (Psa. 132:5)
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Psa. 132:13‑14• 13For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
 14This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. (Psa. 132:13‑14)
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John 4:21‑23• 21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
 22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
 23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. (John 4:21‑23)
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Heb. 9:11‑12• 11But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
 12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. (Heb. 9:11‑12)
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Rev. 21:3• 3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. (Rev. 21:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But I have built a house of habitation for thee, even a settled placea for thee to abide in for ever.

JND Translation Notes

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As vers. 30,33,39; Ex. 15.17; 1 Kings 8.13.