Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, Cross References 1 Kings 5:3 "As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. 1 Chronicles 17:1 After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent." 1 Chronicles 17:2 And Nathan replied to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you." 1 Chronicles 17:4 "Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell. 2 Chronicles 6:7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. Psalm 132:7 Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool. Isaiah 60:13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you--its cypress, elm, and boxwood together--to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet. Isaiah 66:1 This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? Treasury of Scripture Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: Stood up Genesis 48:2 1 Kings 1:47 my brethren 1 Chronicles 11:1-3 Deuteronomy 17:15,20 Psalm 22:22 I had in mine heart 1 Chronicles 17:1,2 2 Samuel 7:1,2 1 Kings 8:17,18 rest 1 Chronicles 6:31 Psalm 132:3-8,14 the footstool Psalm 99:5 Psalm 132:7 Isaiah 66:1 had made ready 1 Chronicles 18:7-11 |