Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’ New Living Translation but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’ English Standard Version Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ Berean Standard Bible Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’ King James Bible Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. New King James Version Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’ New American Standard Bible Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he shall build the house for My name.’ NASB 1995 ‘Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he shall build the house for My name.’ NASB 1977 ‘Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you, he shall build the house for My name.’ Legacy Standard Bible Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come forth from your loins, he shall build the house for My name.’ Amplified Bible Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he shall build the house for My Name.’ Christian Standard Bible Yet, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own offspring, will build the temple for my name.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Yet, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own offspring, will build the temple for My name.” American Standard Version nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. Contemporary English Version But you're not the one to do it. Your son will build the temple to honor me." English Revised Version nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. GOD'S WORD® Translation But you must not build the temple. Instead, your own son will build the temple for my name.' Good News Translation but you will never build it. It is your son, your own son, who will build my temple.' International Standard Version Nevertheless, you are not to build the Temple, but your son who will be born to you is to build a temple for my name.' Majority Standard Bible Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.? NET Bible But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.' New Heart English Bible nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.' Webster's Bible Translation Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son who shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. World English Bible nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’ Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionbut you do not build the house, for your son who comes forth out from your loins, he builds the house for My Name. Young's Literal Translation but thou dost not build the house, for thy son who cometh forth out from thy loins, he doth build the house for My name. Smith's Literal Translation But thou shalt not build the house; for thy son coming forth from thy loins, he shall build the house to my name. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name. Catholic Public Domain Version But you shall not build the house. Truly, your son, who will go forth from your loins, shall build a house to my name.’ New American Bible But it is not you who will build the house, but your son, who comes from your loins: he shall build the house for my name. New Revised Standard Version nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNevertheless you shall not build the house for my name, but your son who shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated But you shall not build a house, but your son who proceeds from your loins shall build a house for my name.’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917nevertheless thou shalt not build the house, but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for My name. Brenton Septuagint Translation Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; for thy son who shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Praises the LORD…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. 9Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’ 10Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.… Cross References 1 Kings 8:19 Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’ 1 Chronicles 17:11-12 And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. 1 Chronicles 22:9-10 But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign. / He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 1 Chronicles 28:6 And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father. 2 Samuel 7:12-13 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. Psalm 132:11-12 The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. Matthew 1:1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matthew 1:6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, Luke 1:31-33 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. / He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” Acts 2:29-30 Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. / But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. Romans 1:3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”? Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.” 1 Kings 5:5 So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’ Treasury of Scripture Notwithstanding you shall not build the house; but your son which shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name. thy son 2 Samuel 7:12,13 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom… 1 Chronicles 17:4,11,12 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: … Jump to Previous Blood Body Born Build Builder Flesh Forth House Nevertheless Notwithstanding Offspring TempleJump to Next Blood Body Born Build Builder Flesh Forth House Nevertheless Notwithstanding Offspring Temple2 Chronicles 6 1. Solomon, having blessed the people, blessed God12. Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the bronze platform. Nevertheless This word serves as a pivotal transition, indicating a shift from expectation to divine redirection. In Hebrew, the word used is "אַךְ" (akh), which often conveys a sense of contrast or exception. Here, it underscores God's sovereign plan, reminding us that His purposes may differ from human desires. It is a call to trust in God's wisdom and timing, even when our own plans are set aside. you are not the one to build the house but your son your own offspring will build the house for My Name But thy son.--Heb., for thy son; so LXX.; Kings, "but;" and so some MSS. and the Syriac, Vulg., and Arabic here. Otherwise the whole verse is as in Kings. Hebrew Nevertheless,רַ֣ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless you אַתָּ֔ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the one to build [it]; תִבְנֶ֖ה (ṯiḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build but כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction your son, בִנְךָ֙ (ḇin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son your own offspring, הַיּוֹצֵ֣א (hay·yō·w·ṣê) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim will build יִבְנֶ֥ה (yiḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build the house הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for My Name.’ לִשְׁמִֽי׃ (liš·mî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8034: A name Links 2 Chronicles 6:9 NIV2 Chronicles 6:9 NLT 2 Chronicles 6:9 ESV 2 Chronicles 6:9 NASB 2 Chronicles 6:9 KJV 2 Chronicles 6:9 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 6:9 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 6:9 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 6:9 French Bible 2 Chronicles 6:9 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:9 Nevertheless you shall not build the house (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |