Text: 2 Chronicles 6:38
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 12:5
Subject: Exile and restoration
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Solomon's exile petition envisions captives praying "toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your Name" (2 Chr 6:38). The tripartite directional focus—land, city, house—builds on Deuteronomy 12:5's single concept of the "place the LORD will choose." Solomon's formulation elaborates the Deuteronomic "chosen place" into a concentric geography of covenant identity: the promised land (erets), the chosen city (ir), and the Name-bearing temple (bayit). Even in exile, this directional prayer maintains the worshiper's covenantal orientation toward God's chosen dwelling.