1 Kings 6:13

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Summary

1 Kings 6:13

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

I will dwell

Will not forsake

Bible References

I will dwell

and yet, will God truly reside on earth? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built!

Let them make a sanctuary for me so I may live among them.

I'll set up my tent in your midst and I won't loathe you.

You ascended to the heights, you took captives. You received gifts among mankind, even the rebellious, so the LORD God may live there.

If your sons keep my covenant and my statutes that I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever."

"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

I'll make a secure covenant with them, one that will last forever. I will establish them, make them increase in population, and will place my sanctuary in their midst forever.

What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people."

I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See, the tent of God is among humans! He will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.

Will not forsake

Be strong and courageous. Don't fear or tremble before them, because the LORD your God will be the one who keeps on walking with you he won't leave you or abandon you."

Indeed, the LORD won't abandon His people for the sake of His great name, for the LORD desires to make you a people for himself.

"Now as for you, my son Solomon, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with a sound heart and a devoted soul, because the LORD is searching every heart, every plan and thought. He will be found by you, assuming you are seeking him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you forever.

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."