1 Kings 5:3

New International Version

³“You know that because of the wars^(A) waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build^(B) a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.^(C)

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1 Kings 8:16

New International Version

¹⁶‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,^(A) I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name^(B) might be there, but I have chosen^(C) David^(D) to rule my people Israel.’

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1 Kings 8:27

New International Version

²⁷“But will God really dwell^(A) on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven,^(B) cannot contain^(C) you. How much less this temple I have built!

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1 Chronicles 22:8

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⁸But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars.^(A) You are not to build a house for my Name,^(B) because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.

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1 Chronicles 28:3

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³But God said to me,^(A) ‘You are not to build a house for my Name,^(B) because you are a warrior and have shed blood.’^(C)

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Isaiah 66:1

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,^(A)
and the earth is my footstool.^(B)
Where is the house^(C) you will build for me?
Where will my resting place be?

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Acts 7:48-49

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⁴⁸“However, the Most High^(A) does not live in houses made by human hands.^(B) As the prophet says:

⁴⁹“‘Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.^(C)
What kind of house will you build for me?
says the Lord.
Or where will my resting place be?

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