2 Chronicles 6:5
6:5 He told David, 1 ‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. 2 Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:13
6:13 Solomon had made a bronze platform and had placed it in the middle of the enclosure. It was seven and one-half feet 3 long, seven and one-half feet 4 wide, and four and one-half feet 5 high. He stood on it and then got down on his knees in front of the entire assembly of Israel. He spread out his hands toward the sky,
2 Chronicles 36:22
Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home
36:22 In the first year of the reign of 6 King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, 7 the Lord moved 8 King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.
1 tn Heb “saying.”
2 tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.” Here “name” is used by metonymy for the Lord himself, and thus the expression “to be there” refers to his taking up residence there (hence the translation, “a temple in which to live”). In this case the temple is referred to as a “house” where the Lord himself can reside.
3 tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the length would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m).
4 tn Heb “five cubits.”
5 tn Heb “three cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the height would have been 4.5 feet (1.35 m).
6 tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
7 tn Heb “to complete the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”
sn Regarding the promise he delivered through Jeremiah see Jer 29:10.
8 tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”