Catholic Public Domain Version
"And they lived in it. And they built a Sanctuary to your name in it, saying: "
— 2 Chronicles 20:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,”
“And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, ”
“They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,”
“They settled down in it and built in it a temple to honor you, saying,”
“And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:”
“And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,”
“And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,”
And when Jehoshaphat had stood up in the midst of the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new atrium,
he said: “O Lord, God of our fathers, you are God in heaven, and you rule over all the kingdoms of the Gentiles. In your hand is strength and power, and no one is able to withstand you.
Did not you, our God, put to death all the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel? And you gave it to the offspring of your friend Abraham, for all time.
And they lived in it. And they built a Sanctuary to your name in it, saying:
‘If evils will have fallen upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in your sight before this house, in which your name is invoked, and we will cry out to you in our tribulations. And you will heed us and accomplish our salvation.’
Now therefore, behold the sons of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands you did not permit Israel to cross when they were departing from Egypt. Instead, they turned aside from them, and they did not put them to death.
They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us.