1 Kings 9:3
And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. God appears to Solomon a second time, confirming the covenant: if Solomon walks in integrity as David did, his dynasty will be established; if he turns away or serves other gods, Israel will be cut off and the temple will …
Other Translations
And Jehovah said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
and Jehovah saith unto him, `I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication with which thou hast made supplication before Me; I have hallowed this house that thou hast built to put My name there--unto the age, and Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.
And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
Cross References
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested …
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the …
A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, …
But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name …
Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; …
If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, …
And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and …
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the …
So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had …
That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast …