1 Kings 8:13

New International Reader's Version

As you can see, I’ve built a beautiful temple for you. You can live in it forever.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13

He is the one who will build a house where I will put my Name. I will set up the throne of his kingdom. It will last forever.

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 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 28:20

David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and brave. Get to work. Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose hope. The Lord God is my God. He is with you. He won’t fail you. He won’t desert you until all the work for serving in the Lord’s temple is finished.

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.

2 Chronicles 6:2

I’ve built a beautiful temple for you. You can live in it forever.”

Exodus 15:17

You will bring them in. You will plant them on the mountain you gave them. Lord, you have made that place your home. Lord, your hands have made your holy place secure.

Ezekiel 43:7

He said, “Son of man, this is the place where my throne is. The stool for my feet is also here. I will live here among the people of Israel forever. They will never again treat my name as if it were not holy. They and their kings will not serve other gods anymore. The people will no longer make funeral offerings for their kings.

Ezekiel 43:9

Now let them stop serving other gods. Let them stop making funeral offerings for their kings. If they obey me, I will live among them forever.

Matthew 23:21

And anyone making a promise in the name of the temple makes a promise in the name of it and the one who lives in it.

Acts 6:14

We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place. He says Jesus will change the practices that Moses handed down to us.”

Hebrews 9:24

Christ did not enter a sacred tent made with human hands. That tent was only a copy of the true one. He entered heaven itself. He did it to stand in front of God for us. He is there right now.