2 Chronicles 6:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come from your loins, he shall build the house for my name.

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  • 2 Sam 7:12-13 : 12 And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
  • 1 Chr 17:4 : 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house to live in:
  • 1 Chr 17:11-12 : 11 And it shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:16-20
    5 verses
    97%

    16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

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

    18And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

    19Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come from your body, he shall build the house for my name.

    20And the LORD has performed his word that he spoke, and I have risen up in place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    85%

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

    8But the LORD said to David my father, Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was in your heart:

  • 1 Chr 22:5-11
    7 verses
    83%

    5And David said, Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all nations: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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

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

    8But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house unto my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.

    9Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him peace from all his enemies around: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.

    10He shall build a 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 forever.

    11Now, my son, the LORD be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of the LORD your God, as he has said of you.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    82%

    5And behold, I plan to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house for my name.

  • 1 Chr 17:4
    81%

    4Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house to live in:

  • 1 Chr 28:2-3
    2 verses
    81%

    2Then King David stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations for the building:

    3But God said to me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    80%

    10The LORD therefore has performed his word that he has spoken; for I have risen up in the place 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 17:10-13
    4 verses
    80%

    10And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover, I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore, I tell you that the LORD will build you a house.

    11And it shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

    12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

    13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you:

  • 2 Sam 7:11-13
    3 verses
    79%

    11And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the LORD tells you that he will make you a house.

    12And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

    13He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

  • 1 Chr 28:6
    78%

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

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    78%

    5Go and tell my servant David, Thus says the LORD, Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?

  • 1 Kgs 11:12
    76%

    12Nevertheless in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
    76%

    3You know how David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars that surrounded him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    75%

    18But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built!

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    75%

    27For you, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you a house: therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    75%

    2But I have built a house of habitation for you, and a place for your dwelling forever.

  • 2 Chr 2:6
    75%

    6But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except only to burn sacrifice before him?

  • 1 Kgs 6:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

    12As for this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and execute my judgments and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will fulfill my word with you, which I spoke to David your father:

  • 1 Kgs 11:38
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    74%

    10Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
    74%

    1Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • 1 Chr 17:25
    74%

    25For you, O my God, have told your servant that you will build him a house: therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray before you.

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    73%

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

  • 2 Chr 6:16
    73%

    16Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that your children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as you have walked before me.

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
    73%

    13I have surely built you a house to dwell in, a settled place for you to abide in forever.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
    73%

    16And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you: your throne shall be established forever.

  • Acts 7:47
    73%

    47But Solomon built Him a house.

  • Ps 132:11
    73%

    11The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

  • 1 Kgs 9:5
    72%

    5Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man upon the throne of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:6
    72%

    6Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

  • 2 Chr 6:5
    72%

    5Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:

  • Hag 1:8
    71%

    8Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.