16for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.


In Context

13 If I shut up the heavens that there be no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

14 and my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive to the prayer made in this place;

16 for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;

18 then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to rule over Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:16I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:16For I have chosen, and have sanctified this place, that my name may be there for ever, and my eyes and my heart may remain there perpetually.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:16For 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:16For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16For now have I chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16and now, I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name being there unto the age; yea, Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.