1 Kings 8:17
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 7:2–3 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
- 1 Chronicles 17:1–3 And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah dwelleth under curtains. And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee. And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 22:7 And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.