2 Chronicles 6:10

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Yahweh has performed his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Yahweh has performed his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And Yahweh has established his word that he spoke, and I have risen instead of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, just as Yahweh spoke. And I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Yahweh has performed his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
  • Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
    Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
    Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
  • American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
    And Jehovah hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
  • Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
    And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
    And the Lord hath performed his worde that he spake: and I am risen vp in the roume of Dauid my father, and am set on the throne of Israel as the Lord promised, and haue built an house to the Name of the Lord God of Israel.
  • Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
    The Lord therefore hath accomplished his word which he spoke: and I am risen up in the place of David my father, and sit upon the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised: and have built a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel.
  • Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
    `And Jehovah doth establish His word that He spake, and I rise up in the stead of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah spake, and I build the house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,
  • Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    And YHWH establishes His word that He spoke, and I rise up in the stead of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as YHWH spoke, and I build the house for the Name of YHWH, God of Israel,
  • Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
    Yahweh has carried out the word that he had said, for I have arisen in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised. I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And Yahweh has established his word that he spoke, and I have risen instead of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, just as Yahweh spoke. And I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
  • Darby Bible Public Domain
    And Jehovah has performed his word which he spoke; and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and I have built the house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.
  • World Messianic Bible Public Domain
    “The LORD has performed his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • Webster's Bible Public Domain
    The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken; for I am raised up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
  • Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    Now the Lord has kept the promise he made. For I have taken the place of my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel as the Lord said, and I have built the Temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.
  • Bible in Basic English Public Domain
    And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.
  • JPS Tanakh (1917) Public Domain
    And the LORD hath established His word that He spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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כִּסֵּ֣א
kiççêʼ
H3678
“throne of”
Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct
Part of Speech
Noun
Type
Common
Gender
Masculine
Number
Singular
State
Construct
Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H3680

TWOT: 1007

seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool - seat (of honour), throne - royal dignity, authority, power (figuratively)
  1. וַיָּ֣קֶם qûwm H6965 “and · to rise” Conjunction + Verb, Hiphil, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  2. יְהוָ֔ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 “LORD” Noun, Proper
  3. אֶת ʼêth H853 “-” Particle, Direct Object
  4. דְּבָר֖וֹ dâbâr H1697 “word · his” Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  5. אֲשֶׁ֣ר ʼăsher H834 “which” Particle, Relative
  6. דִּבֵּ֑ר dâbar H1696 “to speak” Verb, Piel, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  7. וָאָק֡וּם qûwm H6965 “and · to rise” Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular
  8. תַּחַת֩ tachath H8478 “under” Preposition
  9. דָּוִ֨יד Dâvid H1732 “David” Noun, Proper
  10. אָבִ֜י ʼâb H1 “father · my” Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct + Suffix, Personal, 1st Person, Common, Singular
  11. וָאֵשֵׁ֣ב yâshab H3427 “and · to dwell” Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular
  12. עַל ʻal H5921 “upon” Preposition
  13. יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yisrâʼêl H3478 “Israel” Noun, Proper
  14. כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ ʼăsher H834 “like/as · which” Preposition + Particle, Relative
  15. דִּבֶּ֣ר dâbar H1696 “to speak” Verb, Piel, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  16. יְהוָ֔ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 “LORD” Noun, Proper
  17. וָאֶבְנֶ֣ה bânâh H1129 “and · to build” Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular
  18. הַבַּ֔יִת bayith H1004 “the · house” Particle, Definite Article + Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute
  19. לְשֵׁ֥ם shêm H8034 “to/for · name of” Preposition + Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct
  20. יְהוָ֖ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 “LORD” Noun, Proper
  21. אֱלֹהֵ֥י ʼĕlôhîym H430 “God(s) of” Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Construct
  22. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yisrâʼêl H3478 “Israel” Noun, Proper

About this verse

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23
words
17
distinct lemmas
Historical
section

Grammatical profile

  • 6 verbs
  • 12 nouns
  • 2 prepositions
  • 3 particles

Verb forms

  • וַיָּ֣קֶם Hiphil · Sequential Imperfect
  • דִּבֵּ֑ר Piel · Perfect
  • וָאָק֡וּם Qal · Sequential Imperfect
  • וָאֵשֵׁ֣ב Qal · Sequential Imperfect
  • דִּבֶּ֣ר Piel · Perfect
  • וָאֶבְנֶ֣ה Qal · Sequential Imperfect

Repetition

Words recur within this verse — often emphatic in Hebrew:

  • יְהוָ֔ה LORD H3068 ×3
  • וַיָּ֣קֶם to rise H6965 ×2
  • דִּבֵּ֑ר to speak H1696 ×2
  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Israel H3478 ×2
  • אֲשֶׁ֣ר which H834 ×2

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 44 words from the Hebrew and 49 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

In the original languages it is 23 Hebrew tokens and 32 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.

Cross-references

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Topical passages linked to 2 Chronicles 6:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

  • 1 Kings 2:12 Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
  • 1 Kings 3:6–7 Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
  • 1 Chronicles 17:11 It shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
  • 1 Chronicles 28:5 Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are strangers before you, and foreigners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
  • 2 Chronicles 1:1 Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
  • Ecclesiastes 1:4 One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
  • Ecclesiastes 2:18–19 I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

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Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

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Hebrew 2 Chronicles 6:10 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וַיָּ֣קֶם יְהוָ֔ה אֶת דְּבָר֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר וָאָק֡וּם תַּחַת֩ דָּוִ֨יד אָבִ֜י וָאֵשֵׁ֣ב עַל כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וָאֶבְנֶ֣ה הַבַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Yahweh has performed his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX 2 Chronicles 6:10 Septuagint · lemma form

καί ἀναἵστημι κύριος ὁ λόγος αὐτός ὅς λαλέω καί γίγνομαι ἀντί δαυίδ πατήρ ἐγώ καί καταἵζω ἐπί ὁ θρόνος ἰσραήλ καθώς λαλέω κύριος καί οἰκοδομέω ὁ οἶκος ὁ ὄνομα κύριος θεός ἰσραήλ

And the Lord has confirmed this word, which he spoke; and I am raised up in the room of my father David, and I sit upon the throne of Israel as the Lord said, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel:

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Commentary

Notes on 2 Chronicles 6:10 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Tyndale Open Study Notes

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6:10-11 The Chronicler blends the covenant of Sinai, represented by the Ark, with the Jerusalem Temple and the Davidic dynasty; he makes no mention of Israel’s exodus from Egypt, only implying it with reference to the Ark. God’s covenant relationship with Israel under Solomon and David formed the basis for the community’s relationship with God at the time of the Chronicler.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 10. For the name of the Lord] "For the name of the WORD of the Lord God of Israel." - Targum.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(10) The Lord . . . his word.—And Jehovah hath established, or ratified, his word. Literally, caused to rise up.

Spoken—i.e., promised.

Set.—Seated. (No variant from Kings.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Pulpit Commentary

Vers. 10, 11. The moment that might have witnessed the utmost inflation of spiritual pride, the acme of ambition, the highest point of even moral kind of grandeur, being touched, is saved from the peril. To the performing of the Lord" the glory is all given. (Luk_1:54, Luk_1:55, Luk_1:68-72) Probably delivered from earthly feeling, and sheltered just now from self and human ambition, Solomon was in a very high degree "in the spirit" (Rev_1:10) on this great day. The moment was a proud moment in Solomon"s history, as well there may be proud moments in men"s lives, but it was divinely shielded, as divinely inspired. Hereafter, for all that, "the thorn in the flesh" might become very necessary, lest Solomon "be exalted above measure" in the memory of all that had transpired.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

unfoldingWord translationNotes

Door43 World Missions Community

has carried out the word that he had said

This is an idiom. AT: "has done exactly what he said he would do" (See: Idiom)

I have arisen in the place of David my father

Height is a metaphor for power. AT: "I have gained the power that David my father had" (See: Metaphor)

I sit on the throne of Israel

The throne is a metonym for the activity of the one who sits on the throne. AT: "I rule over Israel" (See: Metonymy)

for the name of Yahweh

Possible meanings are 1) Yahweh's name represents himself. AT: "for Yahweh" or 2) Yahweh's name represents his reputation. AT: "for the reputation of Yahweh" (See: Metonymy)

in which is Yahweh's covenant, which

The stone tablets on which Yahweh had written the terms of the covenant are spoken of as if they were the covenant itself. AT: "in which are the tablets on which Yahweh wrote the terms of the covenant that" (See: Metonymy)

translationWords

word

throne

promise

ark of the covenant

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Lesson kit

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2 Chronicles, in the Historical, opens this verse with 23 words (17 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is kiççêʼ (“throne”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

  1. The word kiççêʼ carries the sense “throne.” How does it shape the verse?
  2. How does 1 Kings 2:12, which shares this passage’s theme, read alongside this verse?
  3. What does the repetition of “LORD” (3× in this one verse) do in this verse?
  4. These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
  5. «וַיָּ֣קֶם» is a Hiphil Sequential Imperfect verb. How does that grammatical form shape the action described?
  6. Compare how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Adam Clarke's Commentary read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

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