2 Chronicles 6:6
2 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.”2 Chronicles 6:6
What Does 2 Chronicles 6:6 Mean?
2 Chronicles 6:6 is found in the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 6, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Chronicles 6:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 20:24“An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.”1 Chronicles 28:4“Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:”Psalms 132:13“For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.”2 Chronicles 12:13“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”Psalms 46:4“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.”Psalms 48:1“Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.”Psalms 78:68“But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.”1 Samuel 16:1“And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.”2 Chronicles 6:20“That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.”Psalms 76:2“In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.”Psalms 89:19“Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.”Psalms 122:2“Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.”Isaiah 14:32“What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.”Zechariah 1:17“Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.”Matthew 5:35“Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.”2 Chronicles 33:4“Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.”Ezra 7:15“And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,”Psalms 87:2“The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”Psalms 135:21“Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.”Zechariah 3:2“And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?”
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