And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
Leviticus
LawNow it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryRejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
Exodus
LawIt stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
Acts
History / LukeWho seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Acts
HistoryAnd as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
Luke
GospelsAnd I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
1 John
General EpistlesKeep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
Exodus
Law / MosesHe hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThey were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers
LawAnd say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHarim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahBut they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Matthew
GospelsIn four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.