15 Bible Verses about Building God's Dwelling

the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a cedar house while the ark of God sits inside tent curtains.”

When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look! I am living in a cedar house while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under tent curtains.”

until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

He found favor in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

“Go to My servant David and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you to build a house for Me to live in?

“Go to David My servant and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build Me a house to dwell in.

Then David said, “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

He will build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

He is the one who will build a house for My name. He will be My son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

But it was Solomon who built Him a house.

He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

Rise up, Lord, come to Your resting place,
You and Your powerful ark.

and when they return to You with their whole mind and heart
in the land of their enemies who took them captive,
and when they pray to You in the direction of their land
that You gave their ancestors,
the city You have chosen,
and the temple I have built for Your name,

However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

The God who made the world and everything in it—He is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in shrines made by hands.