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1 Chronicles 28:2

Then 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,

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ASV

Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was 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 I had made ready for the building.

KJV

Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965 →
דָּוִ֤ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
רַגְלָ֔יוrag.Lavfeet hisH7272 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.nilisten to meH8085 →
אַחַ֣י'a.ChaiO brothers myH251 →
וְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.Miand people myH5971 →
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589 →
עִם־'im-[was] withH5973 →
לְבָבִ֡יle.va.Viheart myH3824 →
לִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtto buildH1129 →
בֵּ֨יתbeita house ofH1004 →
מְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahrestH4496 →
לַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.Ronfor [the] ark ofH727 →
בְּרִית־be.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְלַהֲדֹם֙ve.la.ha.Domand to [the] footstool ofH1916 →
רַגְלֵ֣יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272 →
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
וַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיva.ha.khi.No.tiand I preparedH3559 →
לִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.Notto buildH1129 →

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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.”Isaiah 66:1This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?Psalms 99:5Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!Isaiah 60:13The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.2 Chronicles 6:41Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.1 Chronicles 17:1–2After 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.”Lamentations 2:1How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.Ezekiel 43:7and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.1 Chronicles 17:2And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”Acts 7:49‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?Genesis 48:2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.1 Chronicles 22:2–5So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.1 Kings 1:47The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,1 Chronicles 22:14Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.1 Kings 8:17–18Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.1 Chronicles 11:1–3Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.Psalms 132:3–8“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,2 Samuel 7:1–2After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

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