2 Chronicles 7:16
For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
Context
This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. When Solomon finishes praying, fire comes down and consumes the burnt offering, and the glory of the Lord fills the temple; the priests cannot enter. The people worship and sacrifice massively during a fourteen-day festival. God appears to Solomon at …
Other Translations
For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
and now, I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name being there unto the age; yea, Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.
For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
Cross References
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