KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
For now I have chosen and set apart this house as holy, so that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is declaring that He has specially chosen Solomon's temple as His dwelling place, where His presence and attention will remain forever.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's response to Solomon after the dedication of the first temple in Jerusalem. Solomon had just finished building the magnificent temple and offered prayers and sacrifices to God. God appeared to Solomon at night to confirm that He had accepted the temple as His dwelling place among His people Israel.
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