15 Bible Verses about Building God's Dwelling

that the king said unto Nathan, the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

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.

until I find out a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

who found grace before God and asked to provide a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Go and tell my slave David, Thus hath the LORD said, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

Go and tell David my slave, Thus hath the LORD said, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in,

Then David said, This shall be the house of the LORD God, and this shall be the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

But Solomon built him a house.

He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne eternally.

Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

and so convert themselves unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who led them away captive and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou didst give unto their fathers, toward the city which thou hast chosen and the house which I have built for thy name,

Howbeit the most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet,

The God that made the world and all the things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;