Psalm 132:1-5
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The Lord Has Chosen Zion
A Song of (A)Ascents.
132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
all (B)the hardships he endured,
2 how he swore to the Lord
and (C)vowed to (D)the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4 I will not (E)give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I (F)find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for (G)the Mighty One of Jacob.”
2 Samuel 7:1-5
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The Lord's Covenant with David
7 (A)Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord (B)had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to (C)Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell (D)in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells (E)in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, (F)“Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (G)Would you build me a house to dwell in?
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1 Chronicles 22:7-8
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7 David said to Solomon, “My son, (A)I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (B)‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth.
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1 Chronicles 17:1-4
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The Lord's Covenant with David
17 (A)Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” 2 And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (B)It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.
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2 Samuel 7:18-19
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David's Prayer of Gratitude
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, (A)“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. (B)You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God!
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2 Samuel 7:8-16
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8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[a] over my people Israel. 9 (B)And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel (C)and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place (D)and be disturbed no more. (E)And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 (F)from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And (G)I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that (H)the Lord will make you a house. 12 (I)When your days are fulfilled and (J)you lie down with your fathers, (K)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (L)He shall build a house for my name, and (M)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 (N)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, (O)I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 (P)but my steadfast love will not depart from him, (Q)as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 (R)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.[b] (S)Your throne shall be established forever.’”
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- 2 Samuel 7:8 Or leader
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Septuagint; Hebrew you
2 Samuel 6:21
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21 And David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, (A)who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince[a] over Israel, the people of the Lord—and I will celebrate before the Lord.
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- 2 Samuel 6:21 Or leader
1 Samuel 16:11-13
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11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, (A)“There remains yet the youngest,[a] but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, (B)“Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” 12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was (C)ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, (D)“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took (E)the horn of oil (F)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. (G)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
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- 1 Samuel 16:11 Or smallest
1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 The Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you grieve over Saul, since (B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? (C)Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, (D)for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”
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Psalm 132:11
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11 (A)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
(B)from which he will not turn back:
(C)“One of the sons of your body[a]
I will set on your throne.
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- Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb
Psalm 89:19-37
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19 (A)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[a] and said:
“I have (B)granted help to one who is (C)mighty;
I have exalted one (D)chosen from the people.
20 (E)I have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have (F)anointed him,
21 so that my (G)hand shall be established with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
(H)the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will (I)crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24 My (J)faithfulness and my (K)steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his (L)horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on (M)the sea
and his right hand on (N)the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my (O)Father,
my God, and (P)the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the (Q)firstborn,
(R)the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my (S)covenant will stand firm[b] for him.
29 I will establish his (T)offspring forever
and his (U)throne as (V)the days of the heavens.
30 (W)If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my rules,[c]
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with (X)the rod
and their iniquity with stripes,
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my (Y)covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn (Z)by my holiness;
I will not (AA)lie to David.
36 His (AB)offspring shall endure forever,
(AC)his (AD)throne as long as (AE)the sun before me.
37 Like (AF)the moon it shall be established forever,
(AG)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah
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- Psalm 89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones
- Psalm 89:28 Or will remain faithful
- Psalm 89:30 Or my just decrees
Psalm 78:68-72
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68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he (A)loves.
69 He (B)built his sanctuary like the high heavens,
like the earth, which he has founded forever.
70 He (C)chose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from (D)following the nursing ewes he brought him
to (E)shepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his (F)inheritance.
72 With (G)upright heart he shepherded them
and (H)guided them with his skillful hand.
1 Chronicles 29:2-3
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2 So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of (A)onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble. 3 Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God:
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1 Chronicles 28:2-5
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2 Then King David rose to his feet and said: “Hear me, my brothers and my people. (A)I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the (B)footstool of our God, and I made preparations for building. 3 But God said to me, (C)‘You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ 4 Yet the Lord God of Israel (D)chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel (E)forever. (F)For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's (G)house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. 5 And of (H)all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he (I)has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
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1 Kings 8:17-19
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17 (A)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19 (B)Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’
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1 Samuel 15:28
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28 And Samuel said to him, (A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
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