Verse 7

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 5:3 : 3 "You know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Yahweh put them under the soles of his feet.
• 1 Chr 17:1 : 1 It happened, when David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is under curtains."
• 1 Chr 22:7 : 7 David said to Solomon his son, "As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.
• 1 Chr 28:2-4 : 2 Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, "Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building. 3 But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.' 4 However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
• 1 Kgs 8:17 : 17 "Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
• 2 Sam 7:2-3 : 2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains." 3 Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you."