2 Chronicles 6:7
New International Version
“My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

New Living Translation
Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

English Standard Version
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

King James Bible
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

New King James Version
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

NASB 1995
“Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

NASB 1977
“Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
And it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Amplified Bible
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

American Standard Version
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house to the name of LORD JEHOVAH God of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came into the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
When my father wanted to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel,

English Revised Version
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Good News Translation
And Solomon continued, "My father David planned to build a temple for the worship of the LORD God of Israel,

International Standard Version
"My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Literal Standard Version
And it is with the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of YHWH God of Israel,

Majority Standard Bible
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

New American Bible
When David my father wished to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel,

NET Bible
Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
My father David had it in mind to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

New Heart English Bible
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel:

World English Bible
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
'And it is with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah God of Israel,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Solomon Praises the LORD
6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’ 7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 8But 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.…

Cross References
1 Kings 5:3
"As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.

1 Chronicles 28:2
Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,

2 Chronicles 6:8
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.


Treasury of Scripture

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:2,3
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains…

1 Kings 5:3
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Kings 8:17
And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

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Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Now it was
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

the heart
לְבַ֖ב (lə·ḇaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

of my father
אָבִ֑י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

David
דָּוִ֣יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

to build
לִבְנ֣וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1129: To build

a house
בַּ֔יִת (ba·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

for the Name
לְשֵׁ֥ם (lə·šêm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8034: A name

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:7 Now it was in the heart (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr)
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