2 Samuel 7:5

New English Translation

“Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:4

That night the Lord told Nathan,

1 Kings 5:17

By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

1 Kings 6:12

“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

1 Chronicles 17:4

“Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must not build me a house in which to live.

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’

Proverbs 16:1

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?