Verse 1

2 Chronicles 6:1

Darby Translation

1 Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָ֖ז אָמַ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה יְהוָ֣ה אָמַ֔ר לִ/שְׁכּ֖וֹן בָּ/עֲרָפֶֽל
English Translation
Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said to dwell in darkness."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
1 Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, even a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. Focus ↗
3 And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregatio... Focus ↗
4 And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God (Elohim) of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my f... Focus ↗
5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city out of all the... Focus ↗
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my peop... Focus ↗
7 And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God (Elohim... Focus ↗
8 But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou... Focus ↗
9 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he... Focus ↗
10 And Jehovah has performed his word which he spoke; and I am risen up in the room of David my father,... Focus ↗
11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of... Focus ↗
12 And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and sp... Focus ↗
13 For Solomon had made a platform of bronze, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits... Focus ↗
14 and said, Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Israel! there is no God (Elohim) like thee, in the heavens or on... Focus ↗
15 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him; thou spokest with... Focus ↗
16 And now, Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast... Focus ↗
17 And now, Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Israel, let thy word be verified which thou hast spoken unto thy s... Focus ↗
18 But will God (Elohim) indeed dwell with man on the earth? behold, the heavens and the heaven of heav... Focus ↗
19 Yet have respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, Jehovah, my God (Elohim),... Focus ↗
20 that thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place in which thou hast said th... Focus ↗
21 And hearken unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall pray t... Focus ↗
22 If a man have sinned against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to adjure him, and the oath... Focus ↗
23 then hear thou from the heavens, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his... Focus ↗
24 And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee... Focus ↗
25 then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto... Focus ↗
26 When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they p... Focus ↗
27 then hear thou in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when t... Focus ↗
28 If there be famine in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blight or mildew, locust or cate... Focus ↗
29 what prayer, what supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, when they sha... Focus ↗
30 then hear thou from the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and render unto eve... Focus ↗
31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, all the days that they live upon the land which thou g... Focus ↗
32 And as to the stranger also, who is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for th... Focus ↗
33 then hear thou from the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, and do according to all that the... Focus ↗
34 If thy people go out to battle against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they... Focus ↗
35 then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their right. Focus ↗
36 If they have sinned against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them... Focus ↗
37 and if they shall take it to heart in the land whither they were carried captive, and repent, and ma... Focus ↗
38 and if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their capti... Focus ↗
39 then hear thou from the heavens, from the settled place of thy dwelling, their prayer and their supp... Focus ↗
40 Now, my God (Elohim), I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attentive unto th... Focus ↗
41 And now, arise, Jehovah Elohim, into thy resting-place, thou and the ark of thy strength: let thy pr... Focus ↗
42 Jehovah Elohim, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember mercies to David thy servant. Focus ↗