2 Chronicles 2:4

New English Translation

Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:5

So I have decided to build a temple to honor the Lord my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

1 Kings 8:18

The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

1 Kings 8:63

Solomon offered as peace offerings to the Lord 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the Israelites dedicated the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

2 Chronicles 13:11

They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly we are observing the Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.

2 Chronicles 2:1

(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.

Nehemiah 10:33

for the loaves of presentation and for the regular grain offerings and regular burnt offerings, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the appointed meetings, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the temple of our God.

Psalm 86:8

None can compare to you among the gods, O Lord! Your exploits are incomparable!

Psalm 96:4

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods.

Exodus 25:30

You are to set the Bread of the Presence on the table before me continually.

Exodus 30:7

Aaron is to burn sweet incense on it morning by morning; when he attends to the lamps he is to burn incense.

Proverbs 7:20

He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month.”