1 Kings 8:17

In the heart of David my father; in his desire and purpose, as this or the like phrase is used, 1 Samuel 10:7, 1 Samuel 14:7 2 Samuel 7:3.

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1 Chronicles 17:1 ; 1 Chronicles 17:2-15 ; 1 Chronicles 22:7 ; 1 Chronicles 28:2 ; 2 Samuel 7:2 ; 2 Samuel 7:3

¹⁷ And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

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1 Kings 8:17