8And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:


In Context

5 And Josaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Juda, and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new court,

6 And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.

7 Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

8 And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:

9 If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.

10 Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,

2 Chronicles 20:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:8They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8And they dwelt in it, and have built thee a sanctuary in it for thy name, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:8and they dwell in it, and build to Thee in it a sanctuary for Thy name, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:8And they dwelled therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,