2 Chronicles 2:4 “Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to…”

2 Chronicles 2:4

Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

World English Bible

Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Behold, I buylde an house vnto the Name of the Lord my God, to sanctifie it vnto him, and to burne sweete incense before him, and for the continuall shewbread, and for the burnt offrings of the morning and euening, on the Sabbath dayes, and in the new moneths, and in the solemne feastes of the Lord our God: this is a perpetuall thing for Israel.

Darby Translation

Behold, I build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God to dedicate it to him, to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual arrangement [of the shewbread], and for the morning and evening burnt-offerings [and] 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.

Young's Literal Translation

lo, I am building a house to the name of Jehovah my God, to sanctify [it] to Him, to make perfume before Him, perfume of spices, and a continual arrangement, and burnt-offerings at morning and at evening, at sabbaths, and at new moons, and at appointed seasons of Jehovah our God; to the age this [is] on Israel.

Bible in Basic English

See! I am building a house for the name of the Lord my God, to be made holy to him, where perfumes of sweet spices will be burned before him, and the holy bread will be placed at all times, and burned offerings will be offered morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts of the Lord our God. This is a law for ever to Israel.

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Cross references

“build”

2 Chronicles 2:1 1 Kings 8:18

2 Chronicles 2:1 · BSB

Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

1 Kings 8:18 · BSB

But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

“to dedicate”

1 Kings 8:63

1 Kings 8:63 · BSB

And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

“to burn”

Exodus 30:7

Exodus 30:7 · BSB

And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.

“the continual”

Exodus 25:30 Leviticus 24:5–9

Exodus 25:30 · BSB

And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

Leviticus 24:5–9 · BSB

You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,

“the burnt”

Exodus 29:38–42 Numbers 28:3 Numbers 28:4 Numbers 28:9–11

Exodus 29:38–42 · BSB

This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.

Numbers 28:3 · BSB

And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.

Numbers 28:4 · BSB

Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,

Numbers 28:9–11 · BSB

On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering.

“the solemn feasts”

Leviticus 23:1–17 Numbers 28:1–29

Leviticus 23:1–17 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 28:1–29 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

5The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

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