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2 Chronicles 6:4
And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,
2 Chronicles 6:4 · Bible in Basic English
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2 Chronicles 6:4 in other translations
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hands fulfilled it, saying,
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In context
1 Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men,
2 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
3 Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.
4 And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,
5 From the day when I took my people out of the land of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; and I took no man to be a ruler over my people Israel;
6 But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.
7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
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