Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
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And desired
General references
Bible References
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Acts 13:22
After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: 'I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.'
1 Samuel 15:28
Samuel said to him, "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!
1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, "How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons."
2 Samuel 6:21
David replied to Michal, "It was before the Lord! I was celebrating before the Lord, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the Lord's people Israel.
2 Samuel 7:1
The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.
1 Chronicles 28:4
The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father's entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father's family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father's sons and made me king over all Israel.
Psalm 78:68
He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.
Psalm 89:19
Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.
Psalm 132:11
The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
And desired
2 Samuel 7:1
The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.
1 Kings 8:17
Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:1
When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord's covenant is under a tent."
1 Chronicles 22:7
David said to Solomon: "My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.
1 Chronicles 28:2
King David rose to his feet and said: "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord's covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.
1 Chronicles 29:2
So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.
Psalm 132:1
A song of ascents. O Lord, for David's sake remember all his strenuous effort,
General references
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.