1 Kings 6:13

and will make my habitation in the midst of the sons of Israel,—and will not forsake my people Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

In Context

12Concerning this house, which thou art building, If thou wilt walk in my statutes, and, my regulations, wilt practise, and so observe all my commandments, by walking in them, Then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father;

14Thus Solomon built the house, and finished it;

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:11And I will set my habitation in your midst,—And my soul shall not abhor you;

Deuteronomy 31:8But, Yahweh, it is who is going before thee, he will be with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee,—thou must not fear nor be dismayed.

1 Samuel 12:22For Yahweh will not give up his people, because of his great name, for Yahweh was minded to make you his people.

1 Chronicles 28:9Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand,—If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.

Psalms 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.

Isaiah 57:15For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up—Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed;—

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:12-15

11 And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying, 12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. 14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it. Here is, I. The word God sent to Solomon, when he was engaged in building the temple. God let… Read the whole commentary →

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