2 Chronicles 6:11

11 There I have placed the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the people of Israel.”

2 Chronicles 6:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the people of Israel."
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the LORD made with the people of Israel.”
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 and have secured a place for the Chest that holds the Covenant of God, the covenant he made with the people of Israel."
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 I've put the ark which contains the LORD's promise to Israel there."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 I have put the ark there, where the Lord's covenant is that He made with the Israelites.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 I've placed the ark there. The tablets of the LORD's covenant are inside it. He made that covenant with the people of Israel."

2 Chronicles 6:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 5:11

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

2 Chronicles 6:11 In-Context

9 Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’
10 “The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
11 There I have placed the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the people of Israel.”
12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
13 Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had placed it in the center of the outer court. He stood on the platform and then knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 10:2; 2 Chronicles 5:10; Psalms 25:10; Psalms 50:5
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