1Ki 8:17 Cross References

1 Kings 8:17

17: Then Solomon said, "My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

2 Samuel 7:2

  1. David summoned Nathan the prophet. "Look!" David said. "Here I am living in this beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out in a tent!"
  2. Nathan replied, "Go ahead and do what you have in mind, for the LORD is with you."

1 Chronicles 17:1

  1. Now when David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am living in this beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of the LORD's covenant is out in a tent!"
  2. Nathan replied, "Go ahead with what you have in mind, for God is with you."
  3. But that same night God said to Nathan,
  4. "Go and tell my servant David, `This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a temple to live in.
  5. I have never lived in a temple, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until now. My home has always been a tent, moving from one place to another.

1 Chronicles 28:2

  1. David rose and stood before them and addressed them as follows: "My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a temple where the Ark of the LORD's covenant, God's footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it,

1 Chronicles 22:7

  1. "I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God," David told him.
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