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2 Chronicles 20:8

6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

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BSB
They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,
KJV
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
WEB
They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,
ASV
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
DARBY
And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
BLB
And they dwell in it and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
ÅB
De bosatte seg der og bygget deg der en helligdom for ditt navn og sa:
OTB
De har bosatt seg i det og har bygget et helligdom for Ditt navn, og sagt,
B1930
De bosatte sig der og bygget dig der en helligdom for ditt navn og sa:

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:10

    The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:4

    Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

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