2 Chronicles 2:6
Of 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.
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- 2 Chr 6:18 : 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!
- 1 Kgs 8:27 : 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!
- Isa 66:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says:“The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?
- Exod 3:11 : 11 Moses said to God,“Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
- Deut 12:5-6 : 5 But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there. 6 And there you must take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
- Deut 12:11 : 11 Then you must come to the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing everything I am commanding you– your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, and all your choice votive offerings which you devote to him.
- Deut 12:14 : 14 for you may do so only in the place the LORD chooses in one of your tribal areas– there you may do everything I am commanding you.
- Deut 12:26 : 26 Only the holy things and votive offerings that belong to you, you must pick up and take to the place the LORD will choose.
- 2 Sam 7:18 : 18 David Offers a Prayer to God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said,“Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?
- Acts 7:48-49 : 48 Yet the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says, 49 ‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?
- 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
- Eph 3:8 : 8 To me– less than the least of all the saints– this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
- 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 1:10 : 10 Now give me wisdom and discernment so I can effectively lead this nation. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
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- 2 Chr 2:4-52 verses88%
4 Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor the LORD my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the LORD our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.
5 I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.
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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!
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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!
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9 to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.
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5 So 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.’
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6 Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,‘Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?’”’
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2 O LORD, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”
- 1 Chr 28:2-32 verses76%
2 King David rose to his feet and said:“Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the LORD’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.
3 But God said to me,‘You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’
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5 “Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?
- 2 Chr 6:7-104 verses75%
7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.
8 The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
9 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’
10 The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel
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16 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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8 Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,’ says the LORD.
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7 Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say to any of their leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,“Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?”’
- 1 Chr 22:5-84 verses75%
5 David said,“My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the LORD must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.
6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel.
7 David said to Solomon:“My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God.
8 But this was the LORD’S message to me:‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.
- Acts 7:47-493 verses75%
47 But Solomon built a house for him.
48 Yet the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says,
49 ‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?
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27 for 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.
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2 The temple King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
- Ezra 1:2-32 verses74%
2 “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:“‘The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3 Anyone of his people among you(may his God be with him!) may go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may build the temple of the LORD God of Israel– he is the God who is in Jerusalem.
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4 “Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD says:“You must not build me a house in which to live.
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1 This is what the LORD says:“The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?
- 1 Chr 22:1-22 verses74%
1 David then said,“This is the place where the temple of the LORD God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”
2 David Orders a Temple to Be Built David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.
- 1 Kgs 8:19-202 verses74%
19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’
20 The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel
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6 including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.
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25 for 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.
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12 Huram also said,“Worthy of praise is the LORD God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given King David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.
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7 “Now send me a man who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as purple, crimson, and blue colored fabrics, and who knows how to engrave. He will work with my skilled craftsmen here in Jerusalem and Judah, whom my father David provided.
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1 Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.
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17 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.
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16 David 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?
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17 The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.
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4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
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12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
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1 The 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.
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18 David Offers a Prayer to God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said,“Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?
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10 Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”
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11 They responded to us in the following way:‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king of Israel built it and completed it.
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7 As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.