2 Chronicles 20:8

2 Chronicles chapter 20 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

Context

v.7Didst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

v.8This passage

v.9If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee (for thy name is in this house), and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and save.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Chronicles 6:10
And Jehovah hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.