2 Chronicles 6:9

“Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 2 Chronicles 6:9

Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house, but thy sonne which shall come foorth out of thy loynes, he shall build the house for my Name.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

'Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he shall build the house for My name.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)

nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But you yourself will not be the builder of the house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.
- Basic English Bible

Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.'
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
- Darby Bible

But thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
- English Revised Version

nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.'
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 2 Chronicles 6:9

Wesley's Notes for 2 Chronicles 6:9


6:9 But thy son, &c. - Thus one sows, and another reaps. And let not the wisest of men, think it any disparagement to pursue the good designs which those that went before them had laid.


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