Notwithstanding, thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, which shall come out of thy loins, he shall build an house unto my Name.

10 And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake: and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel as the Lord promised, and have built an house to the Name of the Lord God of Israel.

11 And I have set the Ark there, wherein is the [a]covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:11 Meaning, the two Tables, wherein is contained the effect of the covenant that God made with our fathers.

Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’

10 “The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 11 There I have placed the ark, in which is the covenant(A) of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.”

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