1 Chronicles 29:16

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O LORD our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 29:14 : 14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
  • 2 Chr 31:10 : 10 Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him,“Since the contributions began arriving in the LORD’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the LORD has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.”
  • Ps 24:1 : 1 A psalm of David. The LORD owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.
  • Hos 2:8 : 8 Agricultural Fertility Withdrawn from Israel Yet until now she has refused to acknowledge that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil; and that it was I who lavished on her the silver and gold– which they used in worshiping Baal!
  • Luke 19:16 : 16 So the first one came before him and said,‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 29:11-15
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    83%

    11O LORD, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You, LORD, have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.

    12You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

    13Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!

    14“But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

    15For we are resident foreigners and temporary settlers in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.

  • 1 Chr 29:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

    17I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

    18O LORD God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, always maintain these motives of your people and keep them devoted to you.

    19Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.”

  • 1 Chr 29:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1The People Contribute to the Project King David said to the entire assembly:“My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

    2So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

    3Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.

  • 2 Chr 2:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.

    6Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him.

  • 1 Chr 17:25-26
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    77%

    25for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.

    26Now, O LORD, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.

  • 2 Sam 7:26-27
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    26so you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

    27for you, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, have told your servant,‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.

  • Ezra 7:27
    76%

    27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the LORD which is in Jerusalem!

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    76%

    8They settled down in it and built in it a temple to honor you, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    75%

    27“God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    75%

    18“God does not really live with humankind on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    75%

    9to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

  • 1 Chr 17:19
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    19O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    75%

    5So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

  • Isa 26:12-13
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    12O LORD, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

    13O LORD, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

  • 2 Chr 8:16
    75%

    16All the work ordered by Solomon was completed, from the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid until it was finished; the LORD’s temple was completed.

  • 1 Chr 28:12-13
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    12He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the LORD’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.

    13He gave him the regulations for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the LORD’s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

    8The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17
    74%

    17Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:19
    74%

    19Now seek the LORD your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the LORD God! Then you can bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service into the temple that is built to honor the LORD.”

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    74%

    1David then said,“This is the place where the temple of the LORD God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

  • Hag 1:8
    73%

    8Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,’ says the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 22:14
    73%

    14Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the LORD’s temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

  • 2 Chr 7:16
    73%

    16Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    73%

    6including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    73%

    10Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”

  • 1 Chr 22:7
    73%

    7David said to Solomon:“My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God.

  • 2 Chr 6:33
    73%

    33Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you.

  • 1 Chr 29:5
    73%

    5for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the LORD today?”

  • Ps 26:8
    73%

    8O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.

  • 1 Kgs 9:3
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    3The LORD said to him,“I have answered your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.

  • 1 Chr 17:16
    73%

    16David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

  • Heb 3:4
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    4For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

  • 1 Chr 22:11
    72%

    11“Now, my son, may the LORD be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the LORD your God, just as he announced you would.

  • Ezra 7:19-20
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    19Deliver to the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God.

    20The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, you may do so from the royal treasury.

  • 2 Chr 6:4
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    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.