“Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (A)“Would you build a house for Me to dwell in?

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“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you(A) the one to build me a house to dwell in?(B)

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Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

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12 (A)“When your days are fulfilled and you (B)rest with your fathers, (C)I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

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12 When your days are over and you rest(A) with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood,(B) and I will establish his kingdom.(C)

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12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

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13 (A)He shall build a house for My name, and I will (B)establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

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(A)You know how my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God (B)because of the wars which were fought against him on every side, until the Lord put [a]his foes under the soles of his feet.

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  1. 1 Kings 5:3 Lit. them

“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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Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

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(A)And behold, [a]I propose to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, (B)as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying, “Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for My name.”

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  1. 1 Kings 5:5 Lit. I am saying

I intend, therefore, to build a temple(A) for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’(B)

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And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

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38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of [a]Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was (A)seven years in building it.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:38 Or Heshvan, October or November

38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details(A) according to its specifications.(B) He had spent seven years building it.

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38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

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11 And it shall be, when your days are (A)fulfilled, when you must [a]go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your (B)seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 17:11 Die and join your ancestors

11 When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

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11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

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12 (A)He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

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12 He is the one who will build(A) a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.(B)

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12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

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but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (A)‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. (B)Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him (C)rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be [a]Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. 10 (D)He shall build a house for My name, and (E)he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Lit. Peaceful

But 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. But you will have a son who will be a man of peace(C) and rest,(D) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,[a](E) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet(F) during his reign. 10 He is the one who will build a house for my Name.(G) He will be my son,(H) and I will be his father. And I will establish(I) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’(J)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Solomon sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for peace.

But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

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