"But can you, O God, really live on earth? Not even all of heaven is large enough to hold you, so how can this Temple that I have built be large enough?

The people must make a sacred Tent for me, so that I may live among them.

I will live among you in my sacred Tent, and I will never turn away from you.

He goes up to the heights, taking many captives with him; he receives gifts from rebellious people. The LORD God will live there.

If your sons are true to my covenant and to the commands I give them, their sons, also, will succeed you for all time as kings."

The LORD has chosen Zion; he wants to make it his home:

"I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.

I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security forever. I will establish them and increase their population, and will see to it that my Temple stands forever in their land.

When I place my Temple there to be among them forever, then the nations will know that I, the LORD, have chosen Israel to be my own people."

How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, "I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people."

I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: "Now God's home is with people! He will live with them, and they shall be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.

Be determined and confident. Do not be afraid of them. Your God, the LORD himself, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you."

The LORD himself will lead you and be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you, so do not lose courage or be afraid."

The LORD has made a solemn promise, and he will not abandon you, for he has decided to make you his own people.

And to Solomon he said, "My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

King David said to his son Solomon, "Be confident and determined. Start the work and don't let anything stop you. The LORD God, whom I serve, will be with you. He will not abandon you, but he will stay with you until you finish the work to be done on his Temple.

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."