1 Chronicles 23:25

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“For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.”

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“For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.”

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“For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“for David said, `Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 23:25 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 23:1A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
  2. 2 Samuel 7:1After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
  3. 2 Samuel 7:11and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
  4. 1 Kings 8:13I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
  5. 1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
  6. 1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
  7. Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
  8. Psalms 68:16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
  9. Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
  10. Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
  11. Psalms 132:14“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
  12. Psalms 135:21Blessed be the LORD from Zion— He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
  13. Isaiah 8:18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
  14. Ezekiel 48:35The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
  15. Joel 3:21For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.
  16. Zechariah 8:3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
  17. 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  18. Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.

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