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Saturday, September 20th, 2025
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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1 Kungaboken 8:18

men HERREN sade till min fader David: 'Då du nu har i sinnet att bygga ett hus åt mitt namn, så gör du visserligen väl däri att du har detta i sinnet;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Liberality;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Building;   Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Psalms, Theology of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - God;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Tabernacles, Feast of;  

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whereas: 2 Chronicles 6:7-9, 2 Corinthians 8:12

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:3 - all that 1 Chronicles 28:2 - I had in mine heart 2 Chronicles 1:11 - this was 2 Chronicles 2:1 - for the name 2 Chronicles 2:4 - build 2 Chronicles 6:8 - thou didst well Romans 1:15 - so Philippians 4:14 - ye have James 2:8 - ye do

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto David my father,.... By Nathan the prophet:

whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart; his design was good, and so far it was acceptable to the Lord, that he thought of such a thing, though it was not his pleasure that should do it, as follows.


 
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