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The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.[a] But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’[b] 10 The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:8 tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:9 tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”