King James Version
What Does 1 Kings 6:13 Mean?
“And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.”
Context
11
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
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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:
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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.
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And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. both: or, from the floor of the house unto the walls, etc
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary**Verses 11-14**
None employ themselves for God, without having his eye upon them. But God plainly let Solomon know that all the charge for building this temple, would neither excuse from obedience to the law of God, nor shelter from his judgments, in case of disobedience.
Matthew Henry (1662–1714). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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