2 Chronicles 6:8 meaning and explanation

But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

2 Chronicles 6:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Solomon is speaking to the assembled Israelites at the dedication of the temple he has built in Jerusalem. He recalls God's words to his father David, who wanted to build the house of the LORD but was told that his son would build it instead.

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