2 Chronicles 6:14

and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Solomon speaks to Yahweh from the bronze platform in the temple courtyard, kneeling before the assembled congregation at the dedication.

The words — חֶסֶד (chesed, H2617) — covenant loyalty, steadfast love; the word that binds God's promise to the servant's wholehearted walking.

The thread — Deuteronomy 7:9 and Nehemiah 1:5 deploy the same chesed language for God's covenant faithfulness; Exodus 15:11 echoes the "who is like You" comparison.

Why it lands — The verse pairs God's uniqueness with a condition: the covenant loyalty is directed toward "servants who walk before You with all their hearts," making the claim about a relationship, not a general truth.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמַ֗רva/i.yo.Marand/ he said יְהוָ֞הYah.wehO Yahweh אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael אֵין־'ein-there not כָּמ֣וֹךָka.Mo./khalike/ you אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him[is] a God בַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba./sha.Ma.yimin the/ heavens וּבָאָ֑רֶץu./va./'A.retzand/ on the/ earth שֹׁמֵ֤רsho.Mer[who] keeps הַבְּרִית֙ha./be.Ritthe/ covenant וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve./ha./Che.sedand/ <the>/ covenant loyalty לַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla./'a.va.Dei./khato/ servants/ your הַהֹלְכִ֥יםha./ho.le.Khimwho/ walk לְפָנֶ֖יךָle./fa.Nei./kha<to>/ before/ you בְּכָל־be./kholwith/ all לִבָּֽם׃li.Ba/mheart/ their

King James Version

And said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:

Cross-references

Exodus 15:11 Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Psalms 89:6 For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
Psalms 89:8 O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
Psalms 89:28 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
Luke 1:54 He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
1 Thessalonians 2:12 encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.