II Chronicles 6:2 Commentary: Rashi & Metzudat Zion

וַֽאֲנִ֛י בָּנִ֥יתִי בֵית־זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ וּמָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים׃

But I have built Thee a house of habitation, And a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.

Rashi on II Chronicles

a House to dwell in - Heb. בֵית זְבֻל a dwelling.
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Metzudat Zion on II Chronicles

Dwell – This means a dwelling place, as in “…the dwelling of Your holiness…” (Yeshayahu 63:15)
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Rashi on II Chronicles

for You to dwell in forever For since it was selected, the Shechinah did not rest elsewhere, and the high places were prohibited.
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