Acts 7:46
He found favor with God and asked to design a dwelling for the house of Jacob,
Psalm 132:1-5
LORD, remember in David's favor all of his troubles;
Acts 13:22
Then God removed Saul and made David their king, about whom he testified, "I have found that David, the son of Jesse, is a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my wishes.'
1 Samuel 16:1
The LORD told Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I've rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse from Bethlehem because I've chosen for myself one of his sons as king."
2 Samuel 7:1-5
After the king had settled down in his palace and the LORD had given him respite from all of his surrounding enemies,
2 Samuel 7:8-16
"""Now therefore this is what you are to tell my servant David: "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "I took you from the pasture myself from tending sheep to become Commander-in-Chief over my people, that is, over Israel.
2 Samuel 7:18-19
Then King David went in to the presence of the LORD, sat down, and said:
1 Chronicles 17:1-4
After David had settled down to live in his palace, he spoke with the prophet Nathan. "Look, here I am living in this cedar palace, but the ark of the LORD's covenant remains surrounded by curtains!"
1 Samuel 15:28
Samuel told him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today, and he has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
1 Samuel 16:11-13
Then Samuel told Jesse, "Are these all the young men?" He said, "There yet remains the youngest one, and right now he's tending the sheep." Samuel told Jesse, "Send someone to get him, for we won't do anything else until he arrives here."
2 Samuel 6:21
But David replied to Michal, "It was in front of the LORD, who appointed me to replace your father and his entire household by selecting me as Commander-in-Chief over Israel, the people of the LORD, that I danced in front of the LORD.
1 Kings 8:17-19
"My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 22:7-8
David addressed Solomon: "I have attempted to build a temple to the name of the LORD my God.
1 Chronicles 28:2-5
King David rose to his feet and said, "My fellow citizens, may I have your attention. I intended to build a house of rest for the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, for a footstool of our God, so I began preparations for its construction.
1 Chronicles 29:2-3
To the extent that I have been able to do so, I have provided supplies for the Temple of my God, including gold for what is to be made of gold, silver for what is to be made of silver, bronze for what is to be made of bronze, iron for what is to be made of iron, wood for what is to be made of wood, and great quantities of onyx, precious stones, antimony, colored stones, all types of other semi-precious stones, and plenty of marble.
Psalm 78:68-72
But he chose the tribe of Judah, the mountain of Zion, which he loves.
Psalm 89:19-37
You spoke to your faithful ones through a vision: "I will set a helper over a warrior. I will raise up a chosen one from the people.
Psalm 132:11
The LORD made an oath to David from which he will not retreat: "One of your sons I will set in place on your throne.