1 Kings 6:12-13
“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.”
King James Version
God's conditional promise to dwell in the temple if Solomon remains faithful, the terms eventually broken.
Fulfillment References
1 Kings 6:38 2 Chronicles 7:1-3
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