Acts 7:46

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Acts 7:44–48 · Berean Standard Bible

44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.

45 And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,

46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

47 But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

48 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

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Acts 13:22

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

1 Samuel 15:28

So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

1 Samuel 16:1

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

1 Samuel 16:11

And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

1 Samuel 16:12

So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”

1 Samuel 16:13

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

2 Samuel 6:21

But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,

2 Samuel 7:1

After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

2 Samuel 7:8

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

2 Samuel 7:18

Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

2 Samuel 7:19

And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

1 Chronicles 28:4

Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:5

And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

Psalms 78:68

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

Psalms 78:69

He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

Psalms 78:70

He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

Psalms 78:71

from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

Psalms 78:72

So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

Psalms 89:19

You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Psalms 89:20

I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

Psalms 89:21

My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

Psalms 89:22

No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

Psalms 89:23

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

Psalms 89:24

My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

Psalms 89:25

I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

Psalms 89:26

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

Psalms 89:27

I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Psalms 89:28

I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

Psalms 89:29

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

Psalms 89:30

If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

Psalms 89:31

if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

Psalms 89:32

I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

Psalms 89:33

But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

Psalms 89:34

I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

Psalms 89:35

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

Psalms 89:36

his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

Psalms 89:37

like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

Psalms 132:11

The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

2 Samuel 7:2

he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

2 Samuel 7:3

And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

2 Samuel 7:4

But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

2 Samuel 7:5

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

1 Kings 8:17

Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:18

But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

1 Kings 8:19

Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’

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 17:3

But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

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.

1 Chronicles 22:7

“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

1 Chronicles 22:8

but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

1 Chronicles 28:2

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,

1 Chronicles 28:3

but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’

1 Chronicles 29:2

Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

Psalms 132:1

O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

Psalms 132:2

how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Psalms 132:3

“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

Psalms 132:4

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

Psalms 132:5

until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”