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2 Chronicles 7:16

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 7:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
2 Chronicles 7:16 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
14if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
16For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
17And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
18then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“This house - There will I make myself known, and there will I be called upon. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 8”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“have I chosen: Deu 12:21, Deu 16:11; Kg1 8:16, Kg1 8:44, Kg1 8:48; Psa 132:14; Zac 3:2 my name: Ch2 6:5, Ch2 6:6, Ch2 6:20, Ch2 33:4-7; Kg1 8:35, Kg1 9:3; Kg2 21:4, Kg2 21:7, Kg2 21:8 eyes: Ch2 7:15; Mat 3:17; Joh 2:19-21; Col 2:9 2 Chronicles 7:17”
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