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II Chronicles 7:Verse 16

KJV
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For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

2 Chronicles 7:152 Chronicles 7:152 Chronicles 7:122 Chronicles 7:122 Chronicles 6:5
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What Does II Chronicles 7:16 Mean?

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"Elevating the status of the building by declaring that the divine heart will reside there for all time formally exceeds the initial requests made by t..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

American Standard Version
ASV

For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

American King James Version
AKJV

For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and now, I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name being there unto the age; yea, Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

For now have I chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

For now have I chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

For now have I chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

Darby Translation
Darby

for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

Webster Bible
Webster

For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

For I haue nowe chosen and sanctified this house, that my Name may be there for euer: and mine eyes and mine heart shalbe there perpetually.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

For I have chosen, and have sanctified this place, that my name may be there for ever, and my eyes and my heart may remain there perpetually.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Now, therefore, have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my Name may be there, unto times age-abiding,—and mine eyes and my heart shall he there, all the days.

Literal Translation
LITV

and now I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name to be there forever; yea, My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.

Modern King James
MKJV

For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, so that My name may be there forever. And My eyes and My heart shall be there forever.

Updated King James
UKJV

For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

And now I have chosen and consecrated this house for my name to be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there ⌞for all time⌟.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that My name may be there for ever; and Mine eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

For I have chosen and sanctified this place, so that my name may be there continually, and so that my eyes and my heart may remain there, for all days.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

Revised Webster
RWebster

For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

for Y haue chose, and halewid this place, that my name be there with outen ende, and that myn iyen and myn herte dwelle there in alle daies.

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2 Chronicles 7:152 Chronicles 7:152 Chronicles 7:122 Chronicles 7:122 Chronicles 6:52 Chronicles 6:62 Chronicles 6:52 Chronicles 6:61 Kings 9:31 Kings 9:3
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