2 Chronicles 6:7

Modern

Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Traditional

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

Literal

And it was with the heart of David my father to build a temple for the Name of YHWH, God of Israel.

Latin

Cumque fuisset voluntatis David patris mei ut ædificaret domum nomini Domini Dei Israël,

Hebrew

English

Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Chronicles 17:1
After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
1 Kings 5:3
“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
1 Kings 8:17
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 28:2–4
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
2 Samuel 7:2–3
…he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
1 Chronicles 22:7
“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes