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2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.

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2 Chronicles 6:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

2 Chronicles 6:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

2 Chronicles 6:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

2 Chronicles 6:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart.

2 Chronicles 6:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘It was good that you wanted to build a temple for me.

2 Chronicles 6:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

2 Chronicles 6:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;

2 Chronicles 6:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

However, the Lord said to my father David, ‘Since you had your heart set on building a temple for my name, your intentions were good.

2 Chronicles 6:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

However, Yahweh said to my father David,

“Since it was your desire to build a temple for My name,

you have done well to have this desire.

2 Chronicles 6:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to consider building a house for my name;

2 Chronicles 6:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart,

2 Chronicles 6:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“But the Lord spoke to my father David. He said, ‘With all your heart you wanted to build a temple for my Name. It is good that you wanted to do that.

2 Chronicles 6:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.


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