2 Chronicles 6:11

What does 2 Chronicles 6:11 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 6:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And there I have put the ark, in which is the agreement of the Lord, which he made with the people of Israel.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and I place there the ark, where <FI>is<Fi> the covenant of Jehovah that He made with the sons of Israel.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And I have put in it the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with the children of Israel.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.

Context

v.10And 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.

v.11This passage

v.12And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands

Cross references

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

  • 2 Chronicles 5:7

    And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

  • 1 Kings 8:21

    And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:10

    There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

  • 1 Kings 8:9

    There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

  • Hebrews 9:4

    having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

  • Exodus 40:20

    And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:

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