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and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I have chosen Jerusalem so that my name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But now I've chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name; I've chosen David to rule my people Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place where I will be worshiped, and you, David, to rule my people.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But I have chosen Jerusalem, where my name will reside. And I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but I chose Jerusalem, that my name may be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I fix on Jerusalem for My Name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I fix on Jerusalem for My name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will choose in Jerusalem for my name to be there; and I will choose in David to be over my people Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I chose Jerusalem, that my name might be there: and I chose David to set him over my people Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But 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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem in order that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I chose David that he would be King over my people Israel.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name might be there; and have chosen David to be over My people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I chose Jerusalem that my name should be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1046" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/6.htm">Solomon Praises the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>‘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. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: wā·’eḇ·ḥar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">But now I have chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">for My Name</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: wā·’eḇ·ḥar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">and I have chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: bə·ḏā·wîḏ (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16</a></span><br />‘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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">1 Kings 11:13</a></span><br />Yet 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">1 Kings 11:32-36</a></span><br />But 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></span><br />Now 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">1 Samuel 17:12</a></span><br />Now 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-5.htm">2 Samuel 5:5-7</a></span><br />In 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).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">2 Samuel 7:25-26</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Psalm 78:67-70</a></span><br />He 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-14</a></span><br />The 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: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a></span><br />For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-25</a></span><br />My 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a></span><br />Rejoice 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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a></b></br> So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam <i>was</i> 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 name <i>was</i> Naamah an Ammonitess.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1</a></b></br> A Song <i>and</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great <i>is</i> the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, <i>in</i> the mountain of his holiness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68-70</a></b></br> But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… </p><p class="hdg">chosen David</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-4.htm">1 Chronicles 28:4</a></b></br> 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 Judah <i>to be</i> the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make <i>me</i> king over all Israel:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">Psalm 89:19,20</a></b></br> Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon <i>one that is</i> mighty; I have exalted <i>one</i> chosen out of the people… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-38.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-2.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-10.htm">Selection</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-34.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-7.htm">David</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-6.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Selection</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-1.htm">Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-12.htm">Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there</b><br>This 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 <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5</a>, 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 <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a>, where the New Jerusalem descends from heaven.<p><b>and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's covenant with David, establishing his lineage as the ruling dynasty over Israel. The Davidic Covenant, found in <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>, 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 (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). David's selection as king was not based on human criteria but on God's sovereign will, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, 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.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The 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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The 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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon's_temple_dedication.htm">Solomon's Temple Dedication</a></b><br>The 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.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_choice_and_sovereignty.htm">Divine Choice and Sovereignty</a></b><br>God'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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship.htm">The Importance of Worship</a></b><br>Jerusalem 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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>David'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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_his_people.htm">God's Presence Among His People</a></b><br>The 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.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_we_pray_for_peace_in_jerusalem.htm">Should we pray for peace in Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_kingdom_of_jerusalem.htm">What was the Kingdom of Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">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)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jerusalem_the_capital_of_israel.htm">Is Jerusalem the capital of Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">But</span> (<span class= "ital">and</span>) <span class= "bld">I have chosen Jerusalem.</span>--Some MSS. omit this verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - (See again references of preceding verse, and <a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">2 Samuel 7:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Psalm 78:70</a>.) Vers. 7-9. - (So <a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">2 Samuel 7:2, 10-16</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9, 10</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2-7</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But I have chosen</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶבְחַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eḇ·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that My Name</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I have chosen</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶבְחַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eḇ·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדָוִ֔יד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel.’</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:6 But I have chosen Jerusalem that my (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 6:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 6:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>