11 Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying:
12 “Concerning this1 temple which you are building, aif you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My2 word with you, bwhich I spoke to your father David.
13 And aI will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not bforsake My people Israel.”
15 And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress.
The first promise to "dwell among" the Israelites had been made to MosesExodus 25:8; Exodus 29:45, but had not been repeated to David. The next promise, "I will not forsake, etc.," if not absolutely new, seems to have been more positive and general than previous similar promises Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 1:5. God will not at any time or under any circumstances wholly forsake Israel.
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