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, See now, I am dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is dwelling inside tent curtains.
2 Samuel 7:3
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart, for Jehovah is with you.
1 Chronicles 17:1
Now it came to pass, when David had been dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold now, I am dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is under curtains.
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.
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But it happened that night that the Word of God came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and tell My servant David, Thus says Jehovah: You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
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For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
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Wherever I have walked about with all Israel, have I spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I had commanded to shepherd My people, saying, Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?
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Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says Jehovah of Hosts: I have taken you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
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And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great ones of the earth.
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Moreover I have established a place for My people Israel, and have planted them, that they may dwell in their place and move no more, for the sons of wickedness to wear them out anymore, as previously,
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since the day that I have commanded judges to be over My people Israel. I have also subdued all your enemies. Furthermore I declare to you that Jehovah shall build you a house.
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And it shall be, when your days have been fulfilled to go to your fathers, that I will raise up your seed after you from your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
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He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
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I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
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And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.
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According to all these words and according to all this vision, thus Nathan spoke to David.
1 Chronicles 22:7
And David said to Solomon: My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God;
1 Chronicles 28:2
And King David rose to his feet and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it.