1 Kings 5:5

New International Reader's Version

So I’m planning to build a temple. I want to build it for the Name of the Lord my God. That’s what he told my father David he wanted me to do. He said, ‘I will put your son on the throne in your place. He will build a temple. I will put my Name there.’

Cross References

1 Kings 8:19

But you will not build the temple. Instead, your son will build the temple for my Name. He is your own flesh and blood.’

2 Kings 18:31

“Don’t listen to Hezekiah. The king of Assyria says, ‘Make a peace treaty with me. Come over to my side. Then each one of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree. Each one of you will drink water from your own well.

1 Chronicles 17:12

He is the one who will build me a house. I will set up his throne. It will last forever.

1 Chronicles 22:10

He will build a house for my Name. He will be my son. And I will be his father. I will make his kingdom secure over Israel. It will last forever.’

1 Chronicles 28:10

Think about it. The Lord has chosen you to build a house as a holy place where he can live. So be strong. Get to work.”

1 Chronicles 28:6

The Lord said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who will build my house and my courtyards. I have chosen him to be my son. And I will be his father.

Leviticus 25:18

“ ‘Follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws. Then you will live safely in the land.

Leviticus 25:19

The land will produce its fruit. You will eat as much as you want. And you will live there in safety.

Micah 4:4

Everyone will have their own vine and fig tree. And no one will make them afraid. That’s what the Lord who rules over all has promised.

Zechariah 3:10

“ ‘At that time each of you will invite your neighbors to visit you. They will sit under your vines and fig trees,’ announces the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel will live in safety. Jacob will live secure in a land that has grain and fresh wine. There the heavens drop their dew.

Judges 20:1

Then all the Israelites came out. They came from the whole land between Dan and Beersheba. They also came from the land of Gilead. All of them gathered together in front of the Lord at Mizpah.