1 Kings 8:17

Catholic Public Domain Version

And my father David wanted to build a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:18

But the Lord said to my father David: 'Since you have planned in your heart to build a house to my name, you have done well by considering this plan in your mind.

1 Chronicles 22:7

And David said to Solomon: "My son, it was my will that I build a house to the name of the Lord my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2

And when the king had risen up and was standing, he said: "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I thought that I would build a house, in which the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the footstool of our God, might rest. And so I prepared everything for its building.