Verse 7

And David{H1732} said{H559} to Solomon{H8010} his son,{H1121} As for me, it was in my heart{H3824} to build{H1129} a house{H1004} unto the name{H8034} of Jehovah{H3068} my God.{H430}

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But unto the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} shall choose{H977} out of all your tribes,{H7626} to put{H7760} his name{H8034} there, even unto his habitation{H7933} shall ye seek,{H1875} and thither thou shalt come;{H935}
  • Deut 12:11 : 11 then it shall come to pass that to the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} shall choose,{H977} to cause his name{H8034} to dwell{H7931} there, thither shall ye bring{H935} all that I command{H6680} you: your burnt-offerings,{H5930} and your sacrifices,{H2077} your tithes,{H4643} and the heave-offering{H8641} of your hand,{H3027} and all your choice{H4005} vows{H5088} which ye vow{H5087} unto Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Ps 132:5 : 5 Until I find out{H4672} a place{H4725} for Jehovah,{H3068} A tabernacle{H4908} for the Mighty{H46} One of Jacob.{H3290}
  • Deut 12:21 : 21 If the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall choose,{H977} to put{H7760} his name{H8034} there, be too far{H7368} from thee, then thou shalt kill{H2076} of thy herd{H1241} and of thy flock,{H6629} which Jehovah{H3068} hath given{H5414} thee, as I have commanded{H6680} thee; and thou mayest eat{H398} within thy gates,{H8179} after{H185} all the desire of thy soul.{H5315}
  • 2 Sam 7:2-3 : 2 that the king{H4428} said{H559} unto Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} See{H7200} now, I dwell{H3427} in a house{H1004} of cedar,{H730} but the ark{H727} of God{H430} dwelleth{H3427} within{H8432} curtains.{H3407} 3 And Nathan{H5416} said{H559} to the king,{H4428} Go,{H3212} do{H6213} all that is in thy heart;{H3824} for Jehovah{H3068} is with thee.
  • 1 Kgs 8:16-20 : 16 Since the day{H3117} that I brought forth{H3318} my people{H5971} Israel{H3478} out of Egypt,{H4714} I chose{H977} no city{H5892} out of all the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478} to build{H1129} a house,{H1004} that my name{H8034} might be there; but I chose{H977} David{H1732} to be over my people{H5971} Israel.{H3478} 17 Now it was in the heart{H3824} of David{H1732} my father{H1} to build{H1129} a house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel.{H3478} 18 But Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto David{H1732} my father,{H1} Whereas{H3282} it was in thy heart{H3824} to build{H1129} a house{H1004} for my name,{H8034} thou didst well{H2895} that it was in thy heart:{H3824} 19 nevertheless{H7535} thou shalt not build{H1129} the house;{H1004} but thy son{H1121} that shall come forth out{H3318} of thy loins,{H2504} he shall build{H1129} the house{H1004} for my name.{H8034} 20 And Jehovah{H3068} hath established{H6965} his word{H1697} that he spake;{H1696} for I am risen up{H6965} in the room of David{H1732} my father,{H1} and sit{H3427} on the throne{H3678} of Israel,{H3478} as Jehovah{H3068} promised,{H1696} and have built{H1129} the house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel.{H3478}
  • 1 Kgs 8:29 : 29 that thine eyes{H5869} may be open{H6605} toward this house{H1004} night{H3915} and day,{H3117} even toward the place{H4725} whereof thou hast said,{H559} My name{H8034} shall be there; to hearken{H8085} unto the prayer{H8605} which thy servant{H5650} shall pray{H6419} toward this place.{H4725}
  • 1 Kgs 9:3 : 3 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto him, I have heard{H8085} thy prayer{H8605} and thy supplication,{H8467} that thou hast made{H2603} before{H6440} me: I have hallowed{H6942} this house,{H1004} which thou hast built,{H1129} to put{H7760} my name{H8034} there for{H5704} ever;{H5769} and mine eyes{H5869} and my heart{H3820} shall be there perpetually.{H3117}
  • 1 Chr 17:1-9 : 1 And it came to pass, when David{H1732} dwelt{H3427} in his house,{H1004} that David{H1732} said{H559} to Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} Lo, I dwell{H3427} in a house{H1004} of cedar,{H730} but the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah{H3068} [dwelleth] under curtains.{H3407} 2 And Nathan{H5416} said{H559} unto David,{H1732} Do{H6213} all that is in thy heart;{H3824} for God{H430} is with thee. 3 And it came to pass the same night,{H3915} that the word{H1697} of God{H430} came to Nathan,{H5416} saying,{H559} 4 Go{H3212} and tell{H559} David{H1732} my servant,{H5650} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Thou shalt not build{H1129} me a house{H1004} to dwell in:{H3427} 5 for I have not dwelt in{H3427} a house{H1004} since the day{H3117} that I brought up{H5927} Israel,{H3478} unto this day,{H3117} but have gone from tent{H168} to tent,{H168} and from [one] tabernacle{H4908} [to another]. 6 In all places wherein I have walked{H1980} with all Israel,{H3478} spake{H1696} I a word{H1697} with any{H259} of the judges{H8199} of Israel,{H3478} whom I commanded{H6680} to be shepherd{H7462} of my people,{H5971} saying,{H559} Why have ye not built{H1129} me a house{H1004} of cedar?{H730} 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say{H559} unto my servant{H5650} David,{H1732} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} I took{H3947} thee from the sheepcote,{H5116} from following{H310} the sheep,{H6629} that thou shouldest be prince{H5057} over my people{H5971} Israel:{H3478} 8 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone,{H1980} and have cut off{H3772} all thine enemies{H341} from before{H6440} thee; and I will make{H6213} thee a name,{H8034} like unto the name{H8034} of the great ones{H1419} that are in the earth.{H776} 9 And I will appoint{H7760} a place{H4725} for my people{H5971} Israel,{H3478} and will plant{H5193} them, that they may dwell{H7931} in their own place, and be moved{H7264} no more; neither shall the children{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} waste{H1086} them any more,{H3254} as at the first,{H7223} 10 and [as] from the day{H3117} that I commanded{H6680} judges{H8199} to be over my people{H5971} Israel;{H3478} and I will subdue{H3665} all thine enemies.{H341} Moreover I tell{H5046} thee that Jehovah{H3068} will build{H1129} thee a house.{H1004} 11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days{H3117} are fulfilled{H4390} that thou must go{H3212} to be with thy fathers,{H1} that I will set up{H6965} thy seed{H2233} after{H310} thee, who shall be of thy sons;{H1121} and I will establish{H3559} his kingdom.{H4438} 12 He shall build{H1129} me a house,{H1004} and I will establish{H3559} his throne{H3678} for{H5704} ever.{H5769} 13 I will be his father,{H1} and he shall be my son:{H1121} and I will not take{H5493} my lovingkindness{H2617} away{H5493} from him, as I took{H5493} it from him that was before{H6440} thee; 14 but I will settle{H5975} him in my house{H1004} and in my kingdom{H4438} for ever;{H5769} and his throne{H3678} shall be established{H3559} for{H5704} ever.{H5769} 15 According to all these words,{H1697} and according to all this vision,{H2377} so did Nathan{H5416} speak{H1696} unto David.{H1732}
  • 1 Chr 28:2-9 : 2 Then David{H1732} the king{H4428} stood up{H6965} upon his feet,{H7272} and said,{H559} Hear{H8085} me, my brethren,{H251} and my people:{H5971} as for me, it was in my heart{H3824} to build{H1129} a house{H1004} of rest{H4496} for the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah,{H3068} and for the footstool{H1916} of our God;{H430} and I had made ready{H3559} for the building.{H1129} 3 But God{H430} said{H559} unto me, Thou shalt not build{H1129} a house{H1004} for my name,{H8034} because thou art a man{H376} of war,{H4421} and hast shed{H8210} blood.{H1818} 4 Howbeit Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} chose{H977} me out of all the house{H1004} of my father{H1} to be king{H4428} over Israel{H3478} for ever:{H5769} for he hath chosen{H977} Judah{H3063} to be prince;{H5057} and in the house{H1004} of Judah,{H3063} the house{H1004} of my father;{H1} and among the sons{H1121} of my father{H1} he took pleasure{H7521} in me to make me king{H4427} over all Israel;{H3478} 5 And of all my sons{H1121} (for Jehovah{H3068} hath given{H5414} me many{H7227} sons),{H1121} he hath chosen{H977} Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} to sit{H3427} upon the throne{H3678} of the kingdom{H4438} of Jehovah{H3068} over Israel.{H3478} 6 And he said{H559} unto me, Solomon{H8010} thy son,{H1121} he shall build{H1129} my house{H1004} and my courts;{H2691} for I have chosen{H977} him to be my son,{H1121} and I will be his father.{H1} 7 And I will establish{H3559} his kingdom{H4438} for ever,{H5769} if he be constant{H2388} to do{H6213} my commandments{H4687} and mine ordinances,{H4941} as at this day.{H3117} 8 Now therefore, in the sight{H5869} of all Israel,{H3478} the assembly{H6951} of Jehovah,{H3068} and in the audience{H241} of our God,{H430} observe{H8104} and seek{H1875} out all the commandments{H4687} of Jehovah{H3068} your God;{H430} that ye may possess{H3423} this good{H2896} land,{H776} and leave it for an inheritance{H5157} to your children{H1121} after{H310} you for{H5704} ever.{H5769} 9 And thou, Solomon{H8010} my son,{H1121} know{H3045} thou the God{H430} of thy father,{H1} and serve{H5647} him with a perfect{H8003} heart{H3820} and with a willing{H2655} mind;{H5315} for Jehovah{H3068} searcheth{H1875} all hearts,{H3824} and understandeth{H995} all the imaginations{H3336} of the thoughts:{H4284} if thou seek{H1875} him, he will be found{H4672} of thee; but if thou forsake{H5800} him, he will cast thee off{H2186} for ever.{H5703} 10 Take heed{H7200} now; for Jehovah{H3068} hath chosen{H977} thee to build{H1129} a house{H1004} for the sanctuary:{H4720} be strong,{H2388} and do{H6213} it. 11 Then David{H1732} gave{H5414} to Solomon{H8010} his son{H1121} the pattern{H8403} of the porch{H197} [of the temple], and of the houses{H1004} thereof, and of the treasuries{H1597} thereof, and of the upper rooms{H5944} thereof, and of the inner{H6442} chambers{H2315} thereof, and of the [ place]{H1004} [of the mercy-seat;]{H3727} 12 and the pattern{H8403} of all that he had by the Spirit,{H7307} for the courts{H2691} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} and for all the chambers{H3957} round about,{H5439} for the treasuries{H214} of the house{H1004} of God,{H430} and for the treasuries{H214} of the dedicated things;{H6944} 13 also for the courses{H4256} of the priests{H3548} and the Levites,{H3881} and for all the work{H4399} of the service{H5656} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} and for all the vessels{H3627} of service{H5656} in the house{H1004} of Jehovah;{H3068} 14 of gold{H2091} by weight{H4948} for the vessels of gold,{H2091} for all vessels{H3627} of every kind of service;{H5656} of silver for all the vessels{H3627} of silver{H3701} by weight,{H4948} for all vessels{H3627} of every kind of service;{H5656} 15 by weight{H4948} also for the candlesticks{H4501} of gold,{H2091} and for the lamps{H5216} thereof, of gold,{H2091} by weight{H4948} for every candlestick{H4501} and for the lamps{H5216} thereof; and for the candlesticks{H4501} of silver,{H3701} [silver] by weight{H4948} for [every] candlestick{H4501} and for the lamps{H5216} thereof, according to the use{H5656} of every candlestick;{H4501} 16 and the gold{H2091} by weight{H4948} for the tables{H7979} of showbread,{H4635} for every table;{H7979} and silver{H3701} for the tables{H7979} of silver;{H3701} 17 and the flesh-hooks,{H4207} and the basins,{H4219} and the cups,{H4219} of pure{H2889} gold;{H2091} and for the golden{H2091} bowls{H3713} by weight{H4948} for every bowl;{H3713} and for the silver{H3701} bowls by weight{H4948} for every bowl;{H3713} 18 and for the altar{H4196} of incense{H7004} refined{H2212} gold{H2091} by weight;{H4948} and gold{H2091} for the pattern{H8403} of the chariot,{H4818} [even] the cherubim,{H3742} that spread out{H6566} [their wings], and covered{H5526} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah.{H3068} 19 All this, [said David], have I been made to understand{H7919} in writing{H3791} from the hand{H3027} of Jehovah,{H3068} even all the works{H4399} of this pattern.{H8403} 20 And David{H1732} said{H559} to Solomon{H8010} his son,{H1121} Be strong{H2388} and of good courage,{H553} and do{H6213} it: fear{H3372} not, nor be dismayed;{H2865} for Jehovah{H3068} God,{H430} even my God,{H430} is with thee; he will not fail{H7503} thee, nor forsake{H5800} thee, until all the work{H4399} for the service{H5656} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah{H3068} be finished.{H3615} 21 And, behold, there are the courses{H4256} of the priests{H3548} and the Levites,{H3881} for all the service{H5656} of the house{H1004} of God:{H430} and there shall be with thee in all manner of work{H4399} every willing{H5081} man{H2451} that hath skill, for any manner of service:{H5656} also the captains{H8269} and all the people{H5971} will be wholly at thy commandment.{H1697}
  • 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 Moreover also, because I have set my affection{H7521} on the house{H1004} of my God,{H430} seeing that I have{H3426} a treasure{H5459} of mine own of gold{H2091} and silver,{H3701} I give{H5414} it unto the house{H1004} of my God,{H430} over and above{H4605} all that I have prepared{H3559} for the holy{H6944} house,{H1004}
  • 2 Chr 2:4 : 4 Behold, I am about to build{H1129} a house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of Jehovah{H3068} my God,{H430} to dedicate{H6942} it to him, and to burn{H6999} before{H6440} him incense{H7004} of sweet{H5561} spices, and for the continual{H8548} showbread,{H4635} and for the burnt-offerings{H5930} morning{H1242} and evening,{H6153} on the sabbaths,{H7676} and on the new moons,{H2320} and on the set feasts{H4150} of Jehovah{H3068} our God.{H430} This is [an ordinance] for ever{H5769} to Israel.{H3478}
  • 2 Chr 6:7-9 : 7 Now it was in the heart{H3824} of David{H1732} my father{H1} to build{H1129} a house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel.{H3478} 8 But Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto David{H1732} my father,{H1} Whereas it was in thy heart{H3824} to build{H1129} a house{H1004} for my name,{H8034} thou didst well{H2895} that it was in thy heart:{H3824} 9 nevertheless{H7535} thou shalt not build{H1129} the house;{H1004} but thy son{H1121} that shall come forth{H3318} out of thy loins,{H2504} he shall build{H1129} the house{H1004} for my name.{H8034}
  • Ezra 6:12 : 12 and the God{H426} that hath caused his name{H8036} to dwell{H7932} there{H8536} overthrow all{H3606} kings{H4430} and peoples{H5972} that shall put{H7972} forth their hand{H3028} to alter{H8133} [the same], to destroy{H2255} this{H1791} house{H1005} of God{H426} which is{H576} at Jerusalem.{H3390} I{H576} Darius{H1868} have made{H7761} a decree;{H2942} let it be done{H5648} with all diligence.{H629}