1 Kings 8:13

Solomon's Proclamation To The Assembly Of Israel

¹² Then Solomon said:

The Lord said that He would dwell in thick darkness.
¹³ I have indeed built an exalted temple for You,
a place for Your dwelling forever. ¹⁴ The king turned around and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.

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2 Samuel 7:13

He will build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Exodus 15:17

You will bring them in and plant them
on the mountain of Your possession;
Lord, You have prepared the place
for Your dwelling;
Lord, Your hands have established the sanctuary.

Psalm 132:13-14

For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His home:

1 Chronicles 17:12

He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

1 Chronicles 22:10-11

He is the one who will build a house for My name. He will be My son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

1 Chronicles 28:6

He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who is to build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his father.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the Lord’s house is finished.

2 Chronicles 6:2

but I have built an exalted temple for You,
a place for Your residence forever.

Psalm 78:68-69

He chose instead the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which He loved.

John 4:21-23

Jesus told her, “Believe Me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

Acts 6:14

For we heard him say that Jesus, this Nazarene, will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

Hebrews 8:5-13

These serve as a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle. For God said, Be careful that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.

Hebrews 9:11-12

But the Messiah has appeared, high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation),

Hebrews 9:24

For the Messiah did not enter a sanctuary made with hands (only a model of the true one) but into heaven itself, so that He might now appear in the presence of God for us.