2 Chronicles 6:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.”
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“But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“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:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 6:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 8:18But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
- Mark 14:8She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
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