1 Kings 5:5

New International Version

⁵I intend, therefore, to build a temple^(A) 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.’^(B)

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1 Kings 6:12

New International Version

¹²“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands^(A) and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise^(B) I gave to David your father.

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1 Kings 8:19

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¹⁹Nevertheless, you^(A) 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.’^(B)

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1 Chronicles 22:10

New International Version

¹⁰He is the one who will build a house for my Name.^(A) He will be my son,^(B) and I will be his father. And I will establish^(C) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’^(D)

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1 Chronicles 28:6

New International Version

⁶He said to me: ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build^(A) my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son,^(B) and I will be his father.

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