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1 Chronicles 22:7

“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

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And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.

KJV

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
דָּוִ֖ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.Mohto SolomonH8010 →
בְּנִ֕יbe.niO son myH1121 →
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589 →
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit wasH1961 →
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
לְבָבִ֔יle.va.Viheart myH3824 →
לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Notto buildH1129 →
בַּ֔יִתBa.yita houseH1004 →
לְשֵׁ֖םle.Shemfor [the] name ofH8034 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiGod myH430 →

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2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”1 Chronicles 22:19Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”Psalms 132:5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”Deuteronomy 12:11then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.2 Chronicles 6:7–9Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.1 Kings 8:16–20‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’1 Kings 8:29May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:1 Chronicles 17:1–15After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”1 Kings 9:3And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.Deuteronomy 12:21If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.1 Chronicles 28:2–21Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,2 Samuel 7:2–3he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”Ezra 6:12May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.2 Chronicles 2:4Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.Psalms 73:2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.2 Chronicles 6:7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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