1 Kings 5:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“You remember that my father, King David, had to fight many wars all around him. So he was never able to build a temple to honor the Lord his God. King David was waiting until the Lord allowed him to defeat all his enemies.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said to me, ‘No David, you must not build a house for my name. You must not do that because you are a soldier, and you have killed many men.’

1 Chronicles 22:8

But the Lord said to me, ‘David, you have fought many wars and you have killed many people. So you cannot build a temple for my name.

1 Corinthians 15:25

Christ must rule until God puts all enemies under his control.

Malachi 4:3

Then you will walk on the evil people—they will be like ashes under your feet. I will make this happen at the time of judgment.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Psalm 110:1

The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right side, while I put your enemies under your control.”

Psalm 8:6

You put them in charge of everything you made. You put everything under their control.

Joshua 10:24

When they brought the five kings to Joshua, he called all his men to come to that place. He said to the officers of his army, “Come here! Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the officers of Joshua’s army came close and put their feet on the necks of the kings.

Ephesians 1:22

God put everything under Christ’s power and made him head over everything for the church.

1 Kings 8:19

But you are not the one to build my temple. Your son will build my temple.’

1 Chronicles 28:2

King David stood up and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. In my heart I wanted to build a place to keep the Box of the Lord’s Agreement. I wanted to build a place that would be God’s footstool. And I made the plans for building that house for God.

Deuteronomy 14:5

deer, gazelles, roe deer, wild sheep, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.

2 Chronicles 9:4

She saw the food at the king’s table. She saw his officials meeting together. She saw the servants in the palace and the good clothes they wore. She saw his parties and the sacrifices that he offered in the Lord’s Temple. She was so amazed, she could hardly breathe!

Nehemiah 5:17

Also, I regularly fed 150 Jews who were always welcome at my table, and I fed those who came to us from the nations around us.

Nehemiah 5:18

Every day I prepared this much food for the people who ate at my table: one ox, six good sheep, and different kinds of birds. Every ten days all kinds of wine were brought to my table. But I never demanded that they give me the food that was allowed for the governor. I knew that the work the people were doing was very hard.