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1 Kings 5:2-5
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1 Kings 5:2-5
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2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
3 “You know that because of the wars(A) waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build(B) a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.(C) 4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest(D) on every side, and there is no adversary(E) or disaster. 5 I intend, therefore, to build a temple(F) for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’(G)
1 Kings 5:2-5
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1 Kings 5:2-5
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2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
5 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.
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1 Kings 6:14
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1 Kings 6:14
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1 Kings 6:38
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1 Kings 6:38
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38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details(A) according to its specifications.(B) He had spent seven years building it.
1 Kings 6:38
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1 Kings 6:38
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38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
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1 Kings 8:17-20
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1 Kings 8:17-20
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17 “My father David had it in his heart(A) to build a temple(B) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. 19 Nevertheless, you(C) are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’(D)
20 “The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded(E) David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built(F) the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
1 Kings 8:17-20
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1 Kings 8:17-20
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17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
18 And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
19 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.
20 And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 6:2
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2 Chronicles 6:2
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2 I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.(A)”
2 Chronicles 6:2
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2 Chronicles 6:2
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2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
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