2CH 6:7 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ καρδίαν Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρός μου, τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι οἶκον τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου Θεοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
(Kai egeneto epi kardian Dawid tou patros mou, tou oikodomaʸsai oikon tōi onomati Kuriou Theou Israaʸl. )

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

ULT And it was with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

UST Then Solomon said further, “My father David wanted to build a temple for Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelites belong.

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

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

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

FBV My father David really wanted to build this Temple to honor the Lord, the God of Israel.

T4T Then Solomon said, “My father David wanted to build a temple for Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong.

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

BBE Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Moff No Moff 2CH book available

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

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

DRA And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel,

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

Drby And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the [fn]God of Israel.

6.7 Elohim

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

Wbstr Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel:

KJB-1769 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

KJB-1611 [fn]Now it was in the heart of Dauid my father to build an house for the Name of the LORD God of Israel.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

6:7 2.Sam.7. 2. 1.chro. 28.2.

Bshps And when it was in the heart of Dauid my father to buylde an house for the name of the Lorde God of Israel,
(And when it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel,)

Gnva And it was in the heart of Dauid my father to builde an house vnto the Name of the Lord God of Israel,
(And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house unto the Name of the Lord God of Israel, )

Cvdl And whan my father Dauid was mynded to buylde an house vnto the name of the LORDE God of Israel,
(And when my father David was mindd to build an house unto the name of the LORD God of Israel,)

Wycl And whanne it was of the wille of Dauid, my fadir, to bilde an hows to the name of the Lord God of Israel,
(And when it was of the will of David, my father, to build an house to the name of the Lord God of Israel,)

Luth Und da es mein Vater David im Sinn hatte, ein Haus zu bauen dem Namen des HErr’s, des Gottes Israels,
(And there it my father David in_the Sinn had, a house to bauen to_him name(s) the LORD’s, the God’s Israels,)

ClVg Cumque fuisset voluntatis David patris mei ut ædificaret domum nomini Domini Dei Israël,
(Cumque fuisset voluntatis David of_the_father my/mine as to_buildt home to_the_name Master of_God Israel, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

King Solomon continues speaking to the people at the temple.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) it was in the heart of David my father

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was with heart Dāvid father,my to,build house for,name YHWH god Yisrael )

Here David’s heart is spoken of as if it were a container, and what he desired is spoken of as if it were an item in the container. Alternate translation: “David my father desired”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) for the name of Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was with heart Dāvid father,my to,build house for,name YHWH god Yisrael )

This could mean: (1) Yahweh’s name represents himself. Alternate translation: “for Yahweh … for me” or (2) Yahweh’s name represents his reputation. Alternate translation: “for Yahweh’s reputation”

Parallel 2CH 6:7

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