Discovery Box2 Chronicles 6:5-11 
Context6:5 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. 6:6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, 3 and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’ 6:7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel. 4 6:8 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me. 5 6:9 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’ 6 6:10 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 6:11 and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with the Israelites.”
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
3 tn Heb for my name to be there.” See also the note on the word “live” in v. 5.
4 tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the
sn On the significance of the
5 tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”
6 tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”
