2 Chronicles 6:8
World English Bible (WEB)
But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
In context
6 but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
8 But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
9 nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’
10 “The LORD has performed his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
- WBS Webster Bible
- But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thy heart;