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,
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- WEB Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, “Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.
- KJV Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine 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:
- NKJV Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it.
- NASB Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people; I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.
- NLT David rose to his feet and said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a Temple where the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, God’s footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it,
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David explained that he had longed to build a resting place for the ark but had only prepared for it. It reveals his heart's desire to honor God with a temple.
Overview
Standing before the assembly, David described his deep wish to build a permanent house for the ark of the covenant, the footstool of God's presence. Though he prepared materials, the building itself would not be his to complete. His devotion shows a heart set on God's glory, and the ark and its 'house of rest' point forward to the rest and dwelling God secures for his people in Christ.
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- Ps 99:5Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
- Isa 66:1This 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?
- Lam 2:1How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.
- 1 Chr 17:1–2After 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.”
- Heb 2:11–12For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
- 1 Chr 22:14Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
- Ps 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
- 1 Kgs 1:47The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
- 1 Chr 11:1–3Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- 1 Chr 18:7–11And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- Deut 17:20Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
- Acts 7:49‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
- 2 Sam 7:1–2After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
- Ps 132:14“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
- Deut 17:15you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
- 1 Kgs 8:17–18Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 1 Chr 6:31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
- 1 Chr 22:2–5So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
- Ps 132:3–8“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
- Gen 48:2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
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