2 Samuel 7:5

New Living Translation

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: Are you the one to build a house for me to live in?

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:4

But that same night the Lord said to Nathan,

1 Kings 5:17

At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple.

1 Kings 6:12

“Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.

1 Chronicles 17:4

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.

1 Chronicles 28:3

but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’

Proverbs 16:1

We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that? Could you build me such a resting place?