Thematic Bible: Anxious to build
Thematic Bible
The First Temple » David » Anxious to build
Moreover, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.”
David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
How he swore to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, "Surely I will not enter my house, Nor lie on my bed; I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, read more.
Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."