1 Kings 8:17
“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 7:2–3 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.” Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:1–3 When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of Yahweh’s covenant is in a tent.” Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.” That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 22:7 David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.