Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 6:8
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon recounts a past declaration from Yahweh to David during his temple dedication address, clarifying that God’s approval preceded the actual construction.
The words — יַ֗עַן (Ya'an, "because") and הָיָה (hayah, "it was") anchor the causal link between David’s internal desire and God’s affirmative response.
The thread — 1 Kings 8:18 runs parallel, while Mark 14:8 and 2 Corinthians 8:12 echo the principle that God evaluates intention aligned with available means.
Why it lands — It demands recognition that God measures the alignment of will with capacity, not merely the completion of the task.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 8:18 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
- Mark 14:8 She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.