The Lord said to him: I have heard your prayer and petition you have made before me. I have consecrated this temple you have built, to put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
John 4:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you [Jews] say that Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary and proper to worship. American Standard Version (1901) Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Common English Bible Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you and your people say that it is necessary to worship in Jerusalem.” Catholic Public Domain Version Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Our fathers adored on this mountain, and you say, that at Jerusalem is the place where men must adore. |
The Lord said to him: I have heard your prayer and petition you have made before me. I have consecrated this temple you have built, to put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Then David said, ‘This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.’
But I have chosen Jerusalem so that my name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple of sacrifice.
And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that my name may be there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. Where could you possibly build a house for me? And where would my resting place be?
But they did not welcome him, because he determined to journey to Jerusalem.
You aren’t greater than our father Jacob, are you? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and livestock.’
When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal.
‘When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.