1 Kings 8:13

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

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  • 2 Sam 7:13 : 13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
  • Exod 15:17 : 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
  • John 4:21-23 : 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
  • Acts 6:14 : 14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this ple, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
  • Heb 8:5-9 : 5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
  • Heb 9:11-12 : 11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
  • Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
  • 1 Chr 17:12 : 12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
  • 1 Chr 22:10-11 : 10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. 11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
  • 1 Chr 28:6 : 6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
  • 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
  • 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
  • Ps 78:68-69 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 6:1-2
    2 verses
    94%

    1 Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

    2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    84%

    12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

  • 2 Sam 7:13
    82%

    13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

  • 1 Kgs 9:3
    81%

    3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

  • 1 Chr 22:10-11
    2 verses
    81%

    10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

    11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

  • Acts 7:47
    80%

    47 But Solomon built him an house.

  • 1 Kgs 8:12
    78%

    12 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

  • 2 Chr 7:16
    78%

    16 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.

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    78%

    8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

  • 1 Chr 17:14
    78%

    14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    78%

    27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

  • 1 Kgs 8:17-21
    5 verses
    78%

    17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

    18 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

    19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.

    20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

    21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    78%

    5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

  • 1 Chr 22:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.

    7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

  • 1 Chr 28:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

    7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    77%

    5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    77%

    27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

  • Ps 26:8
    77%

    8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

  • 1 Kgs 6:12
    77%

    12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

  • 1 Chr 17:10
    77%

    10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
    77%

    16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • 1 Kgs 11:38
    76%

    38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

  • 2 Chr 7:12
    76%

    12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    76%

    10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:4-6
    3 verses
    76%

    4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

    5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

    6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    76%

    18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

  • 1 Chr 17:25
    76%

    25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    76%

    10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    75%

    25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

  • Ps 132:14
    75%

    14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

    8 But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

  • 2 Sam 7:7
    75%

    7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

  • Ps 78:69
    75%

    69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    75%

    1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    75%

    23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

  • Jer 7:7
    75%

    7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.

  • 2 Sam 7:11
    75%

    11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

  • 1 Kgs 6:14
    74%

    14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

  • 2 Chr 8:1
    74%

    1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,