1 Kings 6:13

13 "¹I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and ²will not forsake My people Israel."

1 Kings 6:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:13

And I will dwell among the children of Israel
In this house now building, and which was in the middle of the land, and where he would meet with them, and accept their sacrifices, not only of slain beasts, but of prayer and praise:

and will not forsake my people Israel;
and leave them to the mercy of their enemies, and to be carried captive by them, but protect and defend them.

1 Kings 6:13 In-Context

11 Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon saying,

12 "Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in My statutes and execute My ordinances and keep all My commandments by walking in them, then I will carry out My word with you which I spoke to David your father.

13 "I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel."

14 So Solomon built the house and finished it.

15 Then he built the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the ceiling he overlaid the walls on the inside with wood, and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 25:8; Exodus 29:45; Leviticus 26:11
• 2. Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:5; Hebrews 13:5