Verse 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}.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Samuel{H8050}, How long wilt thou mourn{H56}{(H8693)} for Saul{H7586}, seeing I have rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} him from reigning{H4427}{(H8800)} over Israel{H3478}? fill{H4390}{(H8761)} thine horn{H7161} with oil{H8081}, and go{H3212}{(H8798)}, I will send{H7971}{(H8799)} thee to Jesse{H3448} the Bethlehemite{H1022}: for I have provided{H7200}{(H8804)} me a king{H4428} among his sons{H1121}.
- 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}:
- 2 Sam 7:4-8 : 4 And it came to pass that night{H3915}, that the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto Nathan{H5416}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 5 Go{H3212}{(H8798)} and tell{H559}{(H8804)} my servant{H5650} David{H1732}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Shalt thou build{H1129}{(H8799)} me an house{H1004} for me to dwell in{H3427}{(H8800)}? 6 Whereas I have not dwelt{H3427}{(H8804)} in any house{H1004} since the time{H3117} that I brought up{H5927}{(H8687)} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} out of Egypt{H4714}, even to this day{H3117}, but have walked{H1980}{(H8693)} in a tent{H168} and in a tabernacle{H4908}. 7 In all the places wherein I have walked{H1980}{(H8694)} with all the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} spake{H1696}{(H8765)} I a word{H1697} with any{H259} of the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478}, whom I commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} to feed{H7462}{(H8800)} my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Why build{H1129}{(H8804)} ye not me an house{H1004} of cedar{H730}? 8 Now therefore so 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}, from following{H310} the sheep{H6629}, to be ruler{H5057} over my people{H5971}, over 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 Chr 17:5-6 : 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}?
- 1 Chr 28:4 : 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}:
- 2 Chr 6:5-9 : 5 Since the day{H3117} that I brought forth{H3318}{(H8689)} my people{H5971} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} I chose{H977}{(H8804)} no city{H5892} among all the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478} to build{H1129}{(H8800)} an house{H1004} in, that my name{H8034} might be there; neither chose{H977}{(H8804)} I any man{H376} to be a ruler{H5057} over my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}: 6 But I have chosen{H977}{(H8799)} Jerusalem{H3389}, that my name{H8034} might be there; and have chosen{H977}{(H8799)} David{H1732} to be over my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}. 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}. 10 The LORD{H3068} therefore hath performed{H6965}{(H8686)} his word{H1697} that he hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}: for I am risen up{H6965}{(H8799)} in the room of David{H1732} my father{H1}, and am set{H3427}{(H8799)} on the throne{H3678} of Israel{H3478}, as the LORD{H3068} promised{H1696}{(H8765)}, and have built{H1129}{(H8799)} the house{H1004} for the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}. 11 And in it{H8033} have I put{H7760}{(H8799)} the ark{H727}, wherein is the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068}, that he made{H3772}{(H8804)} with the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.
- Neh 1:9 : 9 But if ye turn{H7725}{(H8804)} unto me, and keep{H8104}{(H8804)} my commandments{H4687}, and do{H6213}{(H8804)} them; though there were of you cast out{H5080}{(H8737)} unto the uttermost part{H7097} of the heaven{H8064}, yet will I gather{H6908}{(H8762)} them from thence, and will bring{H935}{(H8689)} them unto the place{H4725} that I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} to set{H7931}{(H8763)} my name{H8034} there.
- Ps 78:70 : 70 He chose{H977}{H8799)} David{H1732} also his servant{H5650}, and took{H3947}{H8799)} him from the sheepfolds{H4356}{H6629}:
- Ps 89:19-20 : 19 Then thou spakest{H1696}{H8765)} in vision{H2377} to thy holy one{H2623}, and saidst{H559}{H8799)}, I have laid{H7737}{H8765)} help{H5828} upon one that is mighty{H1368}; I have exalted{H7311}{H8689)} one chosen{H977}{H8803)} out of the people{H5971}. 20 I have found{H4672}{H8804)} David{H1732} my servant{H5650}; with my holy{H6944} oil{H8081} have I anointed{H4886}{H8804)} him:
- Ps 132:13 : 13 For the LORD{H3068} hath chosen{H977}{(H8804)} Zion{H6726}; he hath desired{H183}{(H8765)} it for his habitation{H4186}.
- Jer 7:12 : 12 But go{H3212}{(H8798)} ye now unto my place{H4725} which was in Shiloh{H7887}, where I set{H7931}{(H8765)} my name{H8034} at the first{H7223}, and see{H7200}{(H8798)} what I did{H6213}{(H8804)} to it for{H6440} the wickedness{H7451} of my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}.
- 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And unto his son{H1121} will I give{H5414}{(H8799)} one{H259} tribe{H7626}, that David{H1732} my servant{H5650} may have a light{H5216} alway{H3117} before{H6440} me in Jerusalem{H3389}, the city{H5892} which I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} me to put{H7760}{(H8800)} my name{H8034} there.
- 2 Kgs 23:27 : 27 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will remove{H5493}{(H8686)} Judah{H3063} also out of my sight{H6440}, as I have removed{H5493}{(H8689)} Israel{H3478}, and will cast off{H3988}{(H8804)} this city{H5892} Jerusalem{H3389} which I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)}, and the house{H1004} of which I said{H559}{(H8804)}, My name{H8034} shall be there.
- 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)}: