Bible Cross References
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1 Chronicles 17:1-15
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King David was now living in his palace. One day he sent for the prophet Nathan and said to him, "Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but the LORD's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!"
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Nathan answered, "Do whatever you have in mind, because God is with you."
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But that night God said to Nathan,
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"Go and tell my servant David that I say to him, 'You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in.
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From the time I rescued the people of Israel from Egypt until now I have never lived in a temple; I have always lived in tents and moved from place to place.
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In all my traveling with the people of Israel I never asked any of the leaders that I appointed why they had not built me a temple made of cedar.'
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"So tell my servant David that I, the LORD Almighty, say to him, 'I took you from looking after sheep in the fields and made you the ruler of my people Israel.
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I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have defeated all your enemies as you advanced. I will make you as famous as the greatest leaders in the world.
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I have chosen a place for my people Israel and have settled them there, where they will live without being oppressed any more. Ever since they entered this land they have been attacked by violent people, but this will not happen again. I promise to defeat all your enemies and to give you descendants.
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(SEE 17:9)
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When you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will make one of your sons king and will keep his kingdom strong.
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He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make sure that his dynasty continues forever.
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I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not withdraw my support from him as I did from Saul, whom I removed so that you could be king.
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I will put him in charge of my people and my kingdom forever. His dynasty will never end.' "
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Nathan told David everything that God had revealed to him.
1 Chronicles 28:2-21
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David stood before them and addressed them: "My friends, listen to me. I wanted to build a permanent home for the Covenant Box, the footstool of the LORD our God. I have made preparations for building a temple to honor him,
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but he has forbidden me to do it, because I am a soldier and have shed too much blood.
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The LORD, the God of Israel, chose me and my descendants to rule Israel forever. He chose the tribe of Judah to provide leadership, and out of Judah he chose my father's family. From all that family it was his pleasure to take me and make me king over all Israel.
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He gave me many sons, and out of them all he chose Solomon to rule over Israel, the LORD's kingdom.
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"The LORD said to me, 'Your son Solomon is the one who will build my Temple. I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
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I will make his kingdom last forever if he continues to obey carefully all my laws and commands as he does now.'
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"So now, my people, in the presence of our God and of this assembly of all Israel, the LORD's people, I charge you to obey carefully everything that the LORD our God has commanded us, so that you may continue to possess this good land and so that you may hand it on to succeeding generations forever."
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And to Solomon he said, "My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.
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You must realize that the LORD has chosen you to build his holy Temple. Now do it---and do it with determination."
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David gave Solomon the plans for all the Temple buildings, for the storerooms and all the other rooms, and for the Most Holy Place, where sins are forgiven.
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He also gave him the plans for all he had in mind for the courtyards and the rooms around them, and for the storerooms for the Temple equipment and the gifts dedicated to the LORD.
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David also gave him the plans for organizing the priests and Levites to perform their duties, to do the work of the Temple, and to take care of all the Temple utensils.
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He gave instructions as to how much silver and gold was to be used for making the utensils,
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for each lamp and lampstand,
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for the silver tables, and for each gold table on which were placed the loaves of bread offered to God.
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He also gave instructions as to how much pure gold was to be used in making forks, bowls, and jars, how much silver and gold in making dishes,
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and how much pure gold in making the altar on which incense was burned and in making the chariot for the winged creatures that spread their wings over the LORD's Covenant Box.
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King David said, "All this is contained in the plan written according to the instructions which the LORD himself gave me to carry out."
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King David said to his son Solomon, "Be confident and determined. Start the work and don't let anything stop you. The LORD God, whom I serve, will be with you. He will not abandon you, but he will stay with you until you finish the work to be done on his Temple.
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The priests and the Levites have been assigned duties to perform in the Temple. Workers with every kind of skill are eager to help you, and all the people and their leaders are at your command."
1 Chronicles 29:3
Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God's Temple.
2 Samuel 7:2
Then the king said to the prophet Nathan, "Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!"
1 Kings 8:17-19
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And Solomon continued, "My father David planned to build a temple for the worship of the LORD God of Israel,
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but the LORD said to him, 'You were right in wanting to build a temple for me,
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but you will never build it. It is your son, your own son, who will build my temple.'
2 Chronicles 6:7-9
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And Solomon continued, "My father David planned to build a temple for the worship of the LORD God of Israel,
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but the LORD said to him, 'You were right in wanting to build a temple for me,
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but you will never build it. It is your son, your own son, who will build my temple.'
Psalm 132:5
until I provide a place for the LORD, a home for the Mighty God of Jacob."
unto the name
Deuteronomy 12:5
Out of the territory of all your tribes the LORD will choose the one place where the people are to come into his presence and worship him.
Deuteronomy 12:11
The LORD will choose a single place where he is to be worshiped, and there you must bring to him everything that I have commanded: your sacrifices that are to be burned and your other sacrifices, your tithes and your offerings, and those special gifts that you have promised to the LORD.
Deuteronomy 12:21
If the one place of worship is too far away, then, whenever you wish, you may kill any of the cattle or sheep that the LORD has given you, and you may eat the meat at home, as I have told you.
1 Kings 8:16
'From the time I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen any city in all the land of Israel in which a temple should be built where I would be worshiped. But I chose you, David, to rule my people.' "
1 Kings 8:20
"And now the LORD has kept his promise. I have succeeded my father as king of Israel, and I have built the Temple for the worship of the LORD God of Israel.
1 Kings 8:29
Watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have chosen to be worshiped. Hear me when I face this Temple and pray.
1 Kings 9:3
The LORD said to him, "I have heard your prayer. I consecrate this Temple which you have built as the place where I shall be worshiped forever. I will watch over it and protect it for all time.
2 Chronicles 2:4
I am building a temple to honor the LORD my God. It will be a holy place where my people and I will worship him by burning incense of fragrant spices, where we will present offerings of sacred bread to him continuously, and where we will offer burnt offerings every morning and evening, as well as on Sabbaths, New Moon Festivals, and other holy days honoring the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do this forever.
Ezra 6:12
May the God who chose Jerusalem as the place where he is to be worshiped overthrow any king or nation that defies this command and tries to destroy the Temple there. I, Darius, have commanded. My command is to be fully obeyed."