1 Kings 6:13
Good News Translation
I will live among my people Israel in this Temple that you are building, and I will never abandon them."

New Revised Standard Version
I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.”

New American Bible
I will dwell in the midst of the Israelites and will not forsake my people Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel.

I will dwell

1 Kings 8:27 Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?

Exodus 25:8 And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them:

Leviticus 26:11 I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you: and my soul shall not cast you off.

Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts in men. Yea for those also that do not believe, the dwelling of the Lord God.

Psalm 132:12,13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne. . . .

Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Ezekiel 37:26-28 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will establish them, and will multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever. . . .

2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God saith: I will dwell in them and walk among them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people.

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men: and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people: and God himself with them shall be their God.

will not forsake

Deuteronomy 31:6,8 Do manfully and be of good heart: fear not, nor be ye dismayed at their sight: for the Lord thy God he himself is thy leader, and will not leave thee nor forsake thee. . . .

1 Samuel 12:22 And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.

1 Chronicles 28:9,20 And thou my son Solomon, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the thoughts of minds. If thou seek him, thou shalt find him: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. . . .

Hebrews 13:5 Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee.

Context
God's Promise
12As for this house, which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments, walking in them, I will fulfil my word to thee, which I spoke to David thy father. 13And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel.
Cross References
Hebrews 13:5
Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee.

Exodus 25:8
And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them:

Exodus 29:45
And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will be their God:

Leviticus 26:11
I will set my tabernacle in the midst of you: and my soul shall not cast you off.

Deuteronomy 31:6
Do manfully and be of good heart: fear not, nor be ye dismayed at their sight: for the Lord thy God he himself is thy leader, and will not leave thee nor forsake thee.

Joshua 1:5
No man shall be able to resist you all the days of thy life: as I have been with Moses, so will I be with thee: I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee.

1 Samuel 12:22
And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.

1 Kings 6:12
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