2 Chronicles 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 2:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 2:4 — KJV
“Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. sweet...: Heb. incense of spices”
— 2 Chronicles 2:4 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 2:4 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 2:4
“For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:4: house, god, burn
“And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. peace...: or, thank offerings”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:4: house, burn, burnt
“And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:4: lord, god, burn
“He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:4: lord, burn, burnt
“To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; morning...: Heb. in the morning, and in the evening”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:4: lord, burn, continual
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