2 Chronicles 7:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 7:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 7:16 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 7:16 — KJV
“For 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.”
— 2 Chronicles 7:16 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 7:16 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 7:16
“And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:16: house, name, ever
“Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:16: now, house, name
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:16: now, house, may
“And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. in the flower...: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:16: house, mine, eyes
“And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 7:16: house, ever, mine
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