1 Kings 8:13

Solomon's Proclamation To The Assembly Of Israel

¹² Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he lives shrouded in darkness. ¹³ Now I have been constructing a magnificent Temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever." ¹⁴ Then the king turned to face the entire congregation of Israel while the congregation of Israel remained standing.

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2 Samuel 7:13

He will build a Temple dedicated to my Name, and I will make the throne of his kingdom last forever.

Exodus 15:17

"You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance. You have made a place where you will reside, LORD. Your own hands have established a sanctuary, LORD.

Psalm 132:13-14

For the LORD has chosen Zion, desiring it as his dwelling place.

1 Chronicles 17:12

He will build a temple dedicated to me, and I will make his throne last forever.

1 Chronicles 22:10-11

He will build a temple to my name. He will be a son to me, I myself will be a father to him, and I will secure his royal throne in Israel forever.'

1 Chronicles 28:6

He told me,

1 Chronicles 28:10

So keep watching, because the LORD has chosen you to build the Temple of his sanctuary. So be strong, and get to work!"

1 Chronicles 28:20

David continued with these words for his son Solomon: "Be strong and courageous, and get to work. Never be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor will he abandon you right up to your completion of the work for the service of the Temple of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 6:2

Now I have constructed a magnificent temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever."

Psalm 78:68-69

But he chose the tribe of Judah, the mountain of Zion, which he loves.

John 4:21-23

Jesus told her, "Believe me, dear lady, the hour is coming when you Samaritans will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

Acts 6:14

For we have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us."

Hebrews 8:5-13

They serve in a sanctuary that is a copy, a shadow of the heavenly one. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tent: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain."

Hebrews 9:11-12

But when the Messiah came as a high priest of the good things that have come, he went through the greater and more perfect tent that was not made by human hands and that is not a part of this creation.

Hebrews 9:24

For the Messiah did not go into a sanctuary made by human hands that is merely a copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, to appear now in God's presence on our behalf.