2 Samuel 7:5

Amplified Bible

“Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Should you be the one to build Me a house in which to dwell?

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:4

But it happened that night that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

1 Kings 5:17

The king gave orders, and they quarried great stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house (temple) with cut stones.

1 Kings 6:12

“Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in My statutes and execute My precepts and keep all My commandments by walking in them, then I will carry out My word (promises) with you which I made to David your father.

1 Chronicles 17:4

“Go and tell David My servant, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My Name (Presence), because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’

Proverbs 16:1

The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man, But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me? And where will My resting place be? [Acts 17:24]