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2 Chronicles 6:1 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 6 · verse 1
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.2 Chronicles 6:1 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 6:1 in context
1Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
3And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- darknessʻărâphelgloomH6205 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- dwellshâkanto reside or permanently stayH7931 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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It is of great consequence, in all our religious actions, that we design well, and that our eye be single. If Solomon had built this temple in the pride of his heart, as Ahasuerus made his feast, only to show the riches of his kingdom and the honour of his majesty, it would not have turned at all to his account.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11