1 Chronicles 28:2
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
Then David the king stood up on his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- stood up
- Genesis 48:2; 1 Kings 1:47
- my brethren
- 1 Chronicles 11:1–3; Deuteronomy 17:15, 20; Psalm 22:22; Hebrews 2:11, 12
- I had in mine heart
- 1 Chronicles 17:1, 2; 2 Samuel 7:1, 2; 1 Kings 8:17, 18
- rest
- 1 Chronicles 6:31; Psalm 132:3–8, 14
- the footstool
- Psalm 99:5; Psalm 132:7; Isaiah 66:1; Lamentations 2:1; Acts 7:49
- had made ready
- 1 Chronicles 18:7–11; 1 Chronicles 22:2–5, 14