Acts 7:46

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Acts 7:46

Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

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And desired

Psalm 132:1

General references

Genesis 6:8

Bible References

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And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king, to whom also he gave testimony, saying, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfil all my will.

And Samuel said unto him, The LORD has rent the kingdom of Israel from thee today and has given it to a neighbour of thine that is better than thou.

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil and go; I will send thee to Jesse of Bethlehem for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Then David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, who chose me over thy father and over all his house to appoint me prince over the people of the LORD, over Israel; therefore, I will dance before the LORD.

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

However, the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever, for he has chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel;

But chose the tribe of Judah, the Mount Zion which he loved.

Then thou didst speak in vision to thy holy one and didst say, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of my people.

The LORD has sworn truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy throne.

And desired

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

And it was in the heart of David, my father, to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Now it came to pass, as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan, the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD under curtains.

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God;

Then David, the king, stood up upon his feet and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a 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.

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God, gold for the things of gold, and silver for the things of silver, and brass for the things of brass, and iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, black stones and of different colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David and all his afflictions:

General references

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.