Bible Cross References
And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
2 Samuel 7:2
that the king said to Nathan the prophet, Behold now, I live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the Lord dwells in the midst of a tent.
2 Samuel 7:3
And Nathan said to the king, Go and do all that [is] in your heart, for the Lord [is] with you.
1 Chronicles 17:1
And it came to pass as David dwelt 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 the Lord [is] under [curtains] of skins.
1 Chronicles 17:2-15
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And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in your heart; for God [is] with you.
3
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, [saying],
4
Go and say to David My servant, Thus says the Lord: You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
5
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been in a tabernacle and a tent,
6
in all places through which I have gone with all Israel; did I ever speak to [any] one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, [Why is it] that you have not built Me a house of cedar?
7
And now thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says the Lord Almighty: I took you from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over My people Israel;
8
and I was with you in all places that you went, and I destroyed all your enemies from before you, and I made for you a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.
9
And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and I will plant him, and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no longer be anxious; and the son of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as at the beginning,
10
and from the days when I appointed judges over My people Israel. Also I have humbled all your enemies, and I will increase you, and the Lord shall build you a house.
11
And it shall come to pass when your days shall be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you, which shall be of your loins, and I will establish his kingdom.
12
He shall build Me a house, and I will set up his throne forever.
13
I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to Me a son; and My mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew [it] from them that were before you.
14
And I will establish him in My house and in his kingdom forever; and his throne shall be set up forever.
15
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.
1 Chronicles 22:7
And David said to Solomon, [My] child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.
1 Chronicles 28:2
And David stood in the midst of the assembly, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people. It was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and a place for the feet of our Lord, and I prepared [materials] suitable for the building;