Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 6:15
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses the Lord during the temple dedication, acknowledging God’s covenant faithfulness to David after praising God’s unique sovereignty in heaven and earth. (2 Chronicles 6:14-16)
The words — שָמַ֗רְתָּ (sha.Mar.ta) translates literally as “you have kept,” and דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ (di.Bar.ta) means “you spoke.” (2 Chronicles 6:15)
The thread — The identical declaration appears in 1 Kings 8:24, while the underlying Davidic covenant promise is recorded in 2 Samuel 7:12 and 1 Chronicles 22:9. (2 Chronicles 6:15)
Why it lands — The text states that God’s spoken word has been executed by His action, requiring the reader to recognize divine speech as inherently effective and to align personal conduct with the covenant conditions attached to that promise. (2 Chronicles 6:15-16)
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
- 2 Samuel 7:12 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 1 Kings 8:24 You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.