Verse 7

And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Solomon{H8010}, My son{H1121}, as for me, it was in my mind{H3824} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} unto the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} my God{H430}:

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But unto the place{H4725} which the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} shall choose{H977}{(H8799)} out of all your tribes{H7626} to put{H7760}{(H8800)} his name{H8034} there, even unto his habitation{H7933} shall ye seek{H1875}{(H8799)}, and thither thou shalt come{H935}{(H8804)}:
  • Deut 12:11 : 11 Then there shall be a place{H4725} which the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} shall choose{H977}{(H8799)} to cause his name{H8034} to dwell{H7931}{(H8763)} there; thither shall ye bring{H935}{(H8686)} all that I command{H6680}{(H8764)} 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}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}:
  • Ps 132:5 : 5 Until I find out{H4672}{(H8799)} a place{H4725} for the LORD{H3068}, an habitation{H4908} for the mighty{H46} God of Jacob{H3290}.
  • Deut 12:21 : 21 If the place{H4725} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath chosen{H977}{(H8799)} to put{H7760}{(H8800)} his name{H8034} there be too far{H7368}{(H8799)} from thee, then thou shalt kill{H2076}{(H8804)} of thy herd{H1241} and of thy flock{H6629}, which the LORD{H3068} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee, as I have commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee, and thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8804)} in thy gates{H8179} whatsoever thy soul{H5315} lusteth after{H185}.
  • 2 Sam 7:2-3 : 2 That the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030}, See{H7200}{(H8798)} now, I dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} in an house{H1004} of cedar{H730}, but the ark{H727} of God{H430} dwelleth{H3427}{(H8802)} within{H8432} curtains{H3407}. 3 And Nathan{H5416} said{H559}{(H8799)} to the king{H4428}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, do{H6213}{(H8798)} all that is in thine heart{H3824}; for the LORD{H3068} is with thee.
  • 1 Kgs 8:16-20 : 16 Since the day{H3117} that I brought forth{H3318}{(H8689)} my people{H5971} Israel{H3478} out of Egypt{H4714}, I chose{H977}{(H8804)} no city{H5892} out of all the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004}, that my name{H8034} might be therein; but I chose{H977}{(H8799)} David{H1732} to be over my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}. 17 And it was in the heart{H3824} of David{H1732} my father{H1} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}. 18 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto David{H1732} my father{H1}, Whereas{H3282}{H834} it was in thine heart{H3824} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} unto my name{H8034}, thou didst well{H2895}{(H8689)} that it was in thine heart{H3824}. 19 Nevertheless{H7535} thou shalt not build{H1129}{(H8799)} the house{H1004}; but thy son{H1121} that shall come forth out{H3318}{(H8802)} of thy loins{H2504}, he shall build{H1129}{(H8799)} the house{H1004} unto my name{H8034}. 20 And the LORD{H3068} hath performed{H6965}{(H8686)} his word{H1697} that he spake{H1696}{(H8765)}, and I am risen up{H6965}{(H8799)} in the room of David{H1732} my father{H1}, and sit{H3427}{(H8799)} on the throne{H3678} of Israel{H3478}, as the LORD{H3068} promised{H1696}{(H8765)}, and have built{H1129}{(H8799)} an house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}.
  • 1 Kgs 8:29 : 29 That thine eyes{H5869} may be open{H6605}{(H8803)} toward this house{H1004} night{H3915} and day{H3117}, even toward the place{H4725} of which thou hast said{H559}{(H8804)}, My name{H8034} shall be there: that thou mayest hearken{H8085}{(H8800)} unto the prayer{H8605} which thy servant{H5650} shall make{H6419}{(H8691)} toward this place{H4725}.
  • 1 Kgs 9:3 : 3 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} thy prayer{H8605} and thy supplication{H8467}, that thou hast made{H2603}{(H8694)} before{H6440} me: I have hallowed{H6942}{(H8689)} this house{H1004}, which thou hast built{H1129}{(H8804)}, to put{H7760}{(H8800)} my name{H8034} there for{H5704} ever{H5769}; and mine eyes{H5869} and mine heart{H3820} shall be there perpetually{H3117}.
  • 1 Chr 17:1-9 : 1 Now it came to pass, as David{H1732} sat{H3427}{(H8804)} in his house{H1004}, that David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030}, Lo, I dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} in an house{H1004} of cedars{H730}, but the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068} remaineth under curtains{H3407}. 2 Then Nathan{H5416} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto David{H1732}, Do{H6213}{(H8798)} all that is in thine 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}{(H8800)}, 4 Go{H3212}{(H8798)} and tell{H559}{(H8804)} David{H1732} my servant{H5650}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Thou shalt not build{H1129}{(H8799)} me an house{H1004} to dwell in{H3427}{(H8800)}: 5 For I have not dwelt in{H3427}{(H8804)} an house{H1004} since the day{H3117} that I brought up{H5927}{(H8689)} Israel{H3478} unto this day{H3117}; but have gone from tent{H168} to tent{H168}, and from one tabernacle{H4908} to another. 6 Wheresoever I have walked{H1980}{(H8694)} with all Israel{H3478}, spake{H1696}{(H8765)} I a word{H1697} to any{H259} of the judges{H8199}{(H8802)} of Israel{H3478}, whom I commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} to feed{H7462}{(H8800)} my people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Why have ye not built{H1129}{(H8804)} me an house{H1004} of cedars{H730}? 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say{H559}{(H8799)} unto my servant{H5650} David{H1732}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, I took{H3947}{(H8804)} thee from the sheepcote{H5116}, even from following{H310} the sheep{H6629}, that thou shouldest be ruler{H5057} over my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}: 8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked{H1980}{(H8804)}, and have cut off{H3772}{(H8686)} all thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} from before{H6440} thee, and have made{H6213}{(H8804)} thee a name{H8034} like the name{H8034} of the great men{H1419} that are in the earth{H776}. 9 Also I will ordain{H7760}{(H8804)} a place{H4725} for my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, and will plant{H5193}{(H8804)} them, and they shall dwell{H7931}{(H8804)} in their place, and shall be moved{H7264}{(H8799)} no more; neither shall the children{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} waste{H1086}{(H8763)} them any more{H3254}{(H8686)}, as at the beginning{H7223}, 10 And since the time{H3117} that I commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} judges{H8199}{(H8802)} to be over my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}. Moreover I will subdue{H3665}{(H8689)} all thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}. Furthermore I tell{H5046}{(H8686)} thee that the LORD{H3068} will build{H1129}{(H8799)} thee an house{H1004}. 11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days{H3117} be expired{H4390}{(H8804)} that thou must go{H3212}{(H8800)} to be with thy fathers{H1}, that I will raise up{H6965}{(H8689)} thy seed{H2233} after{H310} thee, which shall be of thy sons{H1121}; and I will establish{H3559}{(H8689)} his kingdom{H4438}. 12 He shall build{H1129}{(H8799)} me an house{H1004}, and I will stablish{H3559}{(H8790)} 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 mercy{H2617} away{H5493}{(H8686)} from him, as I took{H5493}{(H8689)} it from him that was before{H6440} thee: 14 But I will settle{H5975}{(H8689)} him in mine house{H1004} and in my kingdom{H4438} for ever{H5769}: and his throne{H3678} shall be established{H3559}{(H8737)} for{H5704} evermore{H5769}. 15 According to all these words{H1697}, and according to all this vision{H2377}, so did Nathan{H5416} speak{H1696}{(H8765)} unto David{H1732}.
  • 1 Chr 28:2-9 : 2 Then David{H1732} the king{H4428} stood up{H6965}{(H8799)} upon his feet{H7272}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} me, my brethren{H251}, and my people{H5971}: As for me, I had in mine heart{H3824} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} of rest{H4496} for the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068}, and for the footstool{H1916}{H7272} of our God{H430}, and had made ready{H3559}{(H8689)} for the building{H1129}{(H8800)}: 3 But God{H430} said{H559}{(H8804)} unto me, Thou shalt not build{H1129}{(H8799)} an house{H1004} for my name{H8034}, because thou hast been a man{H376} of war{H4421}, and hast shed{H8210}{(H8804)} blood{H1818}. 4 Howbeit the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} chose{H977}{(H8799)} me before all the house{H1004} of my father{H1} to be king{H4428} over Israel{H3478} for ever{H5769}: for he hath chosen{H977}{(H8804)} Judah{H3063} to be the ruler{H5057}; and of the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}, the house{H1004} of my father{H1}; and among the sons{H1121} of my father{H1} he liked{H7521}{(H8804)} me to make me king{H4427}{(H8687)} over all Israel{H3478}: 5 And of all my sons{H1121},(for the LORD{H3068} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} me many{H7227} sons{H1121},) he hath chosen{H977}{(H8799)} Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} to sit{H3427}{(H8800)} upon the throne{H3678} of the kingdom{H4438} of the LORD{H3068} over Israel{H3478}. 6 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Solomon{H8010} thy son{H1121}, he shall build{H1129}{(H8799)} my house{H1004} and my courts{H2691}: for I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} him to be my son{H1121}, and I will be his father{H1}. 7 Moreover I will establish{H3559}{(H8689)} his kingdom{H4438} for ever{H5769}, if he be constant{H2388}{(H8799)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} my commandments{H4687} and my judgments{H4941}, as at this day{H3117}. 8 Now therefore in the sight{H5869} of all Israel{H3478} the congregation{H6951} of the LORD{H3068}, and in the audience{H241} of our God{H430}, keep{H8104}{(H8798)} and seek{H1875}{(H8798)} for all the commandments{H4687} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}: that ye may possess{H3423}{(H8799)} this good{H2896} land{H776}, and leave it for an inheritance{H5157}{(H8689)} for your children{H1121} after{H310} you for{H5704} ever{H5769}. 9 And thou, Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121}, know{H3045}{(H8798)} thou the God{H430} of thy father{H1}, and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} him with a perfect{H8003} heart{H3820} and with a willing{H2655} mind{H5315}: for the LORD{H3068} searcheth{H1875}{(H8802)} all hearts{H3824}, and understandeth{H995}{(H8688)} all the imaginations{H3336} of the thoughts{H4284}: if thou seek{H1875}{(H8799)} him, he will be found{H4672}{(H8735)} of thee; but if thou forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} him, he will cast thee off{H2186}{(H8686)} for ever{H5703}. 10 Take heed{H7200}{(H8798)} now; for the LORD{H3068} hath chosen{H977}{(H8804)} thee to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} for the sanctuary{H4720}: be strong{H2388}{(H8798)}, and do{H6213}{(H8798)} it. 11 Then David{H1732} gave{H5414}{(H8799)} to Solomon{H8010} his son{H1121} the pattern{H8403} of the porch{H197}, and of the houses{H1004} thereof, and of the treasuries{H1597} thereof, and of the upper chambers{H5944} thereof, and of the inner{H6442} parlours{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}, of the courts{H2691} of the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, and of all the chambers{H3957} round about{H5439}, of the treasuries{H214} of the house{H1004} of God{H430}, and of 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 the LORD{H3068}, and for all the vessels{H3627} of service{H5656} in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}. 14 He gave of gold{H2091} by weight{H4948} for things of gold{H2091}, for all instruments{H3627} of all manner of service{H5656}; silver also for all instruments{H3627} of silver{H3701} by weight{H4948}, for all instruments{H3627} of every kind of service{H5656}: 15 Even the weight{H4948} for the candlesticks{H4501} of gold{H2091}, and for their lamps{H5216} of gold{H2091}, by weight{H4948} for every candlestick{H4501}, and for the lamps{H5216} thereof: and for the candlesticks{H4501} of silver{H3701} by weight{H4948}, both for the candlestick{H4501}, and also for the lamps{H5216} thereof, according to the use{H5656} of every candlestick{H4501}. 16 And by weight{H4948} he gave gold{H2091} for the tables{H7979} of shewbread{H4635}, for every table{H7979}; and likewise silver{H3701} for the tables{H7979} of silver{H3701}: 17 Also pure{H2889} gold{H2091} for the fleshhooks{H4207}, and the bowls{H4219}, and the cups{H7184}: and for the golden{H2091} basons{H3713} he gave gold by weight{H4948} for every bason{H3713}; and likewise silver by weight{H4948} for every bason{H3713} of silver{H3701}: 18 And for the altar{H4196} of incense{H7004} refined{H2212}{(H8794)} gold{H2091} by weight{H4948}; and gold{H2091} for the pattern{H8403} of the chariot{H4818} of the cherubims{H3742}, that spread out{H6566}{(H8802)} their wings, and covered{H5526}{(H8802)} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068}. 19 All this, said David, the LORD{H3068} made me understand{H7919}{(H8689)} in writing{H3791} by his hand{H3027} upon me, even all the works{H4399} of this pattern{H8403}. 20 And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Solomon{H8010} his son{H1121}, Be strong{H2388}{(H8798)} and of good courage{H553}{(H8798)}, and do{H6213}{(H8798)} it: fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not, nor be dismayed{H2865}{(H8735)}: for the LORD{H3068} God{H430}, even my God{H430}, will be with thee; he will not fail{H7503}{(H8686)} thee, nor forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} thee, until thou hast finished{H3615}{(H8800)} all the work{H4399} for the service{H5656} of the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}. 21 And, behold, the courses{H4256} of the priests{H3548} and the Levites{H3881}, even they shall be with thee for all the service{H5656} of the house{H1004} of God{H430}: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship{H4399} every willing{H5081} skilful man{H2451}, for any manner of service{H5656}: also the princes{H8269} and all the people{H5971} will be wholly at thy commandment{H1697}.
  • 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection{H7521}{(H8800)} to the house{H1004} of my God{H430}, I have{H3426} of mine own proper good{H5459}, of gold{H2091} and silver{H3701}, which I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} to the house{H1004} of my God{H430}, over and above{H4605} all that I have prepared{H3559}{(H8689)} for the holy{H6944} house{H1004},
  • 2 Chr 2:4 : 4 Behold, I build{H1129}{(H8802)} an house{H1004} to the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} my God{H430}, to dedicate{H6942}{(H8687)} it to him, and to burn{H6999}{(H8687)} before{H6440} him sweet{H5561} incense{H7004}, and for the continual{H8548} shewbread{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 solemn feasts{H4150} of the LORD{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}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}. 8 But the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} to David{H1732} my father{H1}, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart{H3824} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} for my name{H8034}, thou didst well{H2895}{(H8689)} in that it was in thine heart{H3824}: 9 Notwithstanding{H7535} thou shalt not build{H1129}{(H8799)} the house{H1004}; but thy son{H1121} which shall come forth{H3318}{(H8802)} out of thy loins{H2504}, he shall build{H1129}{(H8799)} the house{H1004} for my name{H8034}.
  • Ezra 6:12 : 12 And the God{H426} that hath caused his name{H8036} to dwell{H7932}{(H8745)} there{H8536} destroy{H4049}{(H8741)} all{H3606} kings{H4430} and people{H5972}, that shall put{H7972}{(H8748)} to their hand{H3028} to alter{H8133}{(H8682)} and to destroy{H2255}{(H8742)} this{H1791} house{H1005} of God{H426} which is at Jerusalem{H3390}. I{H576} Darius{H1868} have made{H7761}{(H8754)} a decree{H2942}; let it be done{H5648}{(H8725)} with speed{H629}.