Acts 7:46

God's Real Tabernacle

⁴⁵ Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Joshua into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, until the days of David; ⁴⁶ David found favor in God’s sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. ⁴⁷ But Solomon built him a house.

Before God

Favor with God

Found Favor with God

In the Sight of God

Pleasing to God

With God

O God

David

Jacob

Psalm 132:1-5

Jehovah, remember David and all his affliction.

Acts 13:22

When he removed him, he made David their king. He testified about him when he said: I found David the son of Jesse is a man after my own heart. He will do my will.

1 Samuel 16:1

Jehovah said to Samuel: How long will you mourn for Saul? After all I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go. I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite. I have a king from among his sons.

2 Samuel 7:1-5

King David was settled in his palace. Jehovah kept him safe from all his enemies.

2 Samuel 7:8-16

Say this to my servant David: 'This is what Jehovah of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture where you followed sheep so that you could be the leader of my people Israel.

2 Samuel 7:18-19

David went into the tent he set up for the ark. Then he sat there and prayed: Jehovah All-Powerful, my family and I do not deserve what you have already done for us.

1 Chronicles 17:1-4

David settled in his palace. He said to Nathan the prophet: Here I am, living in a palace of cedar, while the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah is under a tent.

1 Samuel 15:28

Samuel said to him: Jehovah has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today. He gave it to someone who is a better man than you.

1 Samuel 16:11-13

Are these all the sons you have? Samuel asked. There is still the youngest one, Jesse answered. He is tending sheep. Samuel responded: Send someone to get him. We will not continue until he gets here.

2 Samuel 6:21

David answered: I danced to honor Jehovah. He chose me to be king instead of your father and his family. He made me the leader of his people Israel. I will continue to dance and honor Jehovah.

1 Kings 8:17-19

Solomon continued: My father David planned to build a temple for the worship of Jehovah the God of Israel,

1 Chronicles 22:7-8

David said to Solomon: My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of Jehovah my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2-5

King David stood there and said: Listen to me relatives (brothers and sisters) and subjects. I had my heart set on building the Temple where the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant could be placed. This Temple will be a stool for our God's feet, and I have made preparations to build it.

1 Chronicles 29:2-3

I have made every effort to prepare materials for the Temple: gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, precious stones and gems, stones for mosaics, and quantities of marble.

Psalm 78:68-72

but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion he loved.

Psalm 89:19-37

Once you spoke in vision to your godly ones. You said: I have given help to one who is mighty. I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Psalm 132:11

Jehovah swore an oath to David: This is a truth he will not take back: I will set one of your own descendants on your throne.