1Kgs.5.5

1 Kings 5:5

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And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

Preparations for the Temple

Alliance with King Hiram

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:12

KJVGOD

¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

God’s Covenant with David

2 Samuel 7:13

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He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

God’s Covenant with David

1 Kings 8:19

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Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.

Solomon Blesses the LORD

1 Chronicles 17:12

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He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

God’s Covenant with David

1 Chronicles 22:10

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He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

Solomon Anointed to Build the Temple

1 Chronicles 28:6

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And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

David Commissions Solomon

David’s Address about the Temple

2 Chronicles 2:1

KJV

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.

Preparations for the Temple

2 Chronicles 2:4

KJV

Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.