2 Chronicles 6:7
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And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel,

2 Samuel 7:2,3 He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins? . . .

1 Kings 5:3 Thou knowest the will of David, my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Kings 8:17 And David, my father, would have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel:

1 Chronicles 17:1 Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins.

1 Chronicles 22:7 And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2 And the king rising up, and standing said: Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had a thought to have built a house, in which the ark of the Lord, and the footstool of our God might rest: and prepared all things for the building.

Context
Solomon Praises the LORD
6But I chose Jerusalem, that my name might be there: and I chose David to set him over my people Israel. 7And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel,8The Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will:…
Cross References
1 Kings 5:3
Thou knowest the will of David, my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Chronicles 28:2
And the king rising up, and standing said: Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had a thought to have built a house, in which the ark of the Lord, and the footstool of our God might rest: and prepared all things for the building.

2 Chronicles 6:8
The Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will:

Lexicon
Now it was
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

the heart
לְבַ֖ב (lə·ḇaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

of my father
אָבִ֑י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

David
דָּוִ֣יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

to build
לִבְנ֣וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

a house
בַּ֔יִת (ba·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

for the Name
לְשֵׁ֥ם (lə·šêm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


Additional Translations
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

And it came into the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel:

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

'And it is with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah God of Israel,
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