2 Chronicles 6:5
‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there, and I chose no man to be prince over my people Israel;
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Since the day
- 2 Samuel 7:6, 7; 1 Kings 8:16
- my name
- Exodus 20:24; Exodus 23:21; Deuteronomy 12:5, 11; Daniel 9:19
- neither chose
- The judges and Saul were chosen by God, for a season, to be rulers of Israel; but not to establish a permanent and hereditary authority over that people, as was the case with David. This clause is wanting in the parallel passage of Kings; but it helps to clear the sense.
- 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Samuel 13:13, 14; 1 Samuel 15:23; 2 Samuel 7:15, 16