and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
Parallel translations
- WEB But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
- KJV But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
- NKJV I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.”
- NASB “I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever.”
- NLT Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!”
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Quick answer
Solomon announced that he had built a permanent house for God to dwell in forever. He presented the temple as a settled dwelling place for the Lord.
Overview
Solomon spoke of the temple as an exalted, lasting home for God among his people. While the building itself would not endure forever, it symbolized God's commitment to dwell with Israel. Its ultimate fulfillment came in Christ and in the church as God's temple, and finally in the eternal city where God dwells with his people forever.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 2:4–6Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
- 1 Kgs 8:13I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
- Ps 135:21Blessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
- Ps 132:13–14For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
- Rev 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- 2 Sam 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 1 Chr 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
- Ps 132:5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- 1 Chr 17:12He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chr 22:10–11He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- John 4:21–23“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chr 28:6And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.
- Heb 9:11–12But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
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