Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

  • 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?
  • Ps 99:5 : 5 Praise the LORD our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!
  • Lam 2:1 : 1 א(Alef)The Prophet Speaks: Alas! The Lord has covered Daughter Zion with his anger. He has thrown down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he did not protect his temple when he displayed his anger.
  • 1 Chr 17:1-2 : 1 God Makes a Promise to David When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet,“Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the LORD’s covenant is under a tent.” 2 Nathan said to David,“You should do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”
  • 1 Chr 18:7-9 : 7 David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tibhath and Kun, Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze.(Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the pillars, and other bronze items.) 9 When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to extend his best wishes and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 King David dedicated these things to the LORD, along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
  • 1 Chr 22:2-5 : 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. 3 David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed, 4 and more cedar logs than could be counted.(The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.) 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.
  • 1 Chr 22:14 : 14 Now, 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!
  • Ps 22:22 : 22 I will declare your name to my countrymen! In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!
  • Acts 7:49 : 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?
  • Heb 2:11-12 : 11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, 12 saying,“I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.”
  • Gen 48:2 : 2 When Jacob was told,“Your son Joseph has just come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.
  • Deut 17:15 : 15 you must select without fail a king whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king– you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.
  • Deut 17:20 : 20 Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.
  • 2 Sam 7:1-2 : 1 The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David The king settled into his palace, for the LORD gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides. 2 The king said to Nathan the prophet,“Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.”
  • 1 Kgs 1:47 : 47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed
  • 1 Kgs 8:17-18 : 17 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel. 18 The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
  • 1 Chr 6:31 : 31 Professional Musicians These are the men David put in charge of music in the LORD’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.
  • 1 Chr 11:1-3 : 1 David Becomes King All Israel joined David at Hebron and said,“Look, we are your very flesh and blood! 2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. The LORD your God said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’” 3 When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.
  • Ps 132:3-8 : 3 He said,“I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed. 4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber, 5 until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the Powerful One of Jacob.” 6 Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar. 7 Let us go to his dwelling place! Let us worship before his footstool! 8 Ascend, O LORD, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!
  • Ps 132:14 : 14 He said,“This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it.