1 Kings 5:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD God promised my father that when his son became king, he would build a temple for worshipping the LORD. So I've decided to do that.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:19

But you're not the one to do it. Your son will build a temple to honour me.”

2 Kings 18:31

Stop listening to Hezekiah! Pay attention to my king. Surrender to him. He will let you keep your own vineyards, fig trees, and cisterns

1 Chronicles 17:12

and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for me.

1 Chronicles 22:10

Solomon will build my temple. He will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him. In fact, one of his descendants will always rule in Israel.”

1 Chronicles 28:10

The LORD has chosen you to build a temple for worshipping him. Be confident and do the work you have been assigned.

1 Chronicles 28:6

The LORD said to me, “Your son Solomon will build my temple, and it will honour me. Solomon will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him.

Leviticus 25:18

If you obey my laws and teachings, you will live safely in the land and enjoy its abundant crops.

Micah 4:4

Everyone will find rest beneath their own fig trees or grapevines, and they will live in peace. This is a solemn promise of the LORD All-Powerful.

Zechariah 3:10

Then each of you will live at peace and entertain your friends in your own vineyard and under your own fig trees.

Deuteronomy 33:28

Israel, you will live in safety; your enemies will be gone. The dew will fall from the sky, and you will have plenty of grain and wine.

Judges 20:1

The Israelites called a meeting of the nation. And since they were God's people, the meeting was held at the place of worship in Mizpah. Men who could serve as soldiers came from everywhere in Israel—from Dan in the north, Beersheba in the south, and Gilead east of the River Jordan. Four hundred thousand of them came to Mizpah, and they each felt the same about what those men from the tribe of Benjamin had done. News about the meeting at Mizpah reached the tribe of Benjamin. As soon as the leaders of the tribes of Israel took their places, the Israelites said, “How could such a horrible thing happen?”