How much less this temple I have built!" Where Two Or Three Are Gathered Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 16, 2005 based on 15 ratings | 10,474 views. This theme of kingship runs all through the Old Testament. I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.” a. Then Solomon said, “The L ord has said that he would reside in thick darkness. The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. Audio & Video Commentaries. 2-chronicles 6:1 Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. Then Solomon spoke: “The LORD said He would dwell in the dark cloud. 2 Chronicles 6, Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, spanning 37 volumes, covered the … 6. Denomination: Pentecostal. 2 Chronicles 6:18 Context. Bible Reference. Dedication of the Temple. Clarke's 2-chronicles 6:18 Bible Commentary But will God in very deed dwell with men - "But who could have imagined, who could have thought it credible, that God should place his majesty among men dwelling upon earth? It does not analyze the text based on so-called "higher criticism," but is thoroughly conservative and evangelical. I. Published 1871 - One of the Better Older Commentaries. Text Commentaries. Bible > 2-chronicles > 2-chronicles 6 > 2-chronicles 6:18. 2 Chronicles 6:18 Context. 2 I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to reside in forever.” 3 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. COMMENTARY ON 2 CHRONICLES CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY ON THE WHOLE BIBLE ROBERT JAMIESON, A. R. FAUSSET AND DAVID BROWN. Scripture: 2 Chronicles 6:18. 16 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keepe with thy seruant Dauid my father, that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not faile thee a man in my sight, to sit vpon the throne of Israel: yet so, that thy children take heede to their way, to walke in my Law, as thou hast walked before me. (2 Chronicles 6:12-17 RSV) Solomon begins this prayer with a recognition of God's promise to David, his father, that there would never lack a man to sit upon the throne of Israel. 2 Chronicles 6:18, ESV: "“But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? 1. Dedication service for a newly purchased church building. One of the Better Older Commentary. 2 Chronicles 6:18 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 2 Chronicles 6:18, NIV: "But will God really dwell on earth with humans? (1-2) Acknowledgement of God’s presence in the cloud. ... (2Ch 6:18-21) Solomon asks God to ... From prior statements his statement in 2 Chronicles 6:1-2 we might have thought that Solomon drifted towards a superstitious idea that God actually lived in the temple to the exclusion of other places. Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David." 2 Chronicles 6 – Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication A. Solomon blesses God. No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for 2 Chronicles 6:18. 2-chronicles 6:3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 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