2 Chronicles 6:5 meaning and explanation
‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:5, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Solomon is speaking to the assembled people at the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem, quoting what God had said to his father David. The verse looks back over Israel's long history from the exodus onward: God had never tied His name to a particular city or picked out a ruler for the nation until now.
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