2 Chronicles 6:8
But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
Context
This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 6 connects to 4 cross-references. Solomon's dedicatory prayer addresses God who dwells in thick darkness yet chose this house as his earthly dwelling. He asks God to hear prayers directed toward this temple in seven situations: individual guilt, military defeat, drought, famine and disease, foreigners' …
Other Translations
But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:
and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart,
But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:
Cross References
And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my …
And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made …
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according …