Nave’s Topical Bible
Temple
309 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- SOLOMON'S
- Also called TEMPLE OF THE LORD
- HOLY TEMPLE
- HOLY HOUSE
- HOUSE OF GOD
- HOUSE OF THE LORD
- FATHER'S HOUSE
- HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB
- HOUSE OF MY GLORY
- HOUSE OF PRAYER
- HOUSE OF SACRIFICE
- HOUSE OF THEIR SANCTUARY
- HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
- HOLY MOUNT
- MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE
- PALACE
- SANCTUARY
- TABERNACLE OF WITNESS
- ZION
Psalms 20:2; Psalms 48:12; Psalms 74:2; Psalms 87:2; Isaiah 2:3
- Greatness of
- Beauty of
- Holiness of
1 Kings 8:10; 1 Kings 9:3; Lamentations 1:10; Matthew 23:17; John 2:14-16
- David undertakes the building of
2 Samuel 7:2-3; 1 Chronicles 22:7; 1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalms 132:2-5; Acts 7:46
- Forbidden by God because David was a man of war
2 Samuel 7:4-12; 1 Kings 5:3; 1 Chronicles 22:8; 1 Chronicles 28:3
- Not asked for by God
- The building of, committed to Solomon
- David makes preparation for
1 Chronicles 22; 1 Chronicles 28:14-18; 1 Chronicles 29:1-5; 2 Chronicles 3:1; 2 Chronicles 5:1
- Built by Solomon
- Solomon drafts men for the building of
- Materials for, furnished by Hiram
- Pattern and building of
1 Kings 6; 1 Kings 7:13-51; 1 Chronicles 28:11-19; 2 Chronicles 3; 2 Chronicles 4; Acts 7:47
- The time when begun
- The time when finished
- Site of
- Where Abraham offered Isaac
- Materials prepared for
- No tools used in the erection of
- Foundations of
- Apartments and furnishings of
- The oracle (Holy of Holies) in
- Called THE MOST HOLY HOUSE
- THE INNER HOUSE
- THE HOLIEST OF ALL
- Description of
- Gold used in
- Contents of the Holy of Holies
- The ark of the covenant
- The cherubs
See ARK
See VAIL (curtain)
See MERCY-SEAT
- The holy place
- Called THE GREATER HOUSE
- Called TEMPLE
- Description of
- Contents of the Holy Place
- The Table of Shewbread
- Other tables of gold and silver
- The lampstands and their utensils
- The Altar of Incense, and its furniture
1 Kings 6:20; 1 Kings 7:48,50; 1 Chronicles 28:17-18; 2 Chronicles 4:19,22
See ALTAR OF INCENSE
- Porch of, called PORCH OF THE LORD
- Dimensions of
- Doors of
- Overlaid with gold
- Pillars of
1 Kings 7:15-22; 2 Kings 11:14; 2 Kings 23:3; 2 Kings 25:17; 2 Chronicles 3:15-17; 2 Chronicles 4:12-13
- Chambers of
- Offerings brought to
Treasuries in
See TREASURE
- Courts of
- Of the priests
- Inner
- Surrounded by rows of stones and cedar beams
- Contents of the courtyards
- The Altar of Burnt Offering
See ALTAR;
- The bronze sea
- The ten lavers
- The great courtyard of
- The covered place for the Sabbath and king's entry
- Gates of
- Higher gate
- New gate
- Beautiful gate
- Eastern gate, closed on working days, open on the Sabbath day
- Gifts received at
- Uses of the temple
- A dwelling place of the Lord
1 Kings 8:10-11,13; 1 Kings 9:3; 2 Kings 21:7; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 5:13-14; 2 Chronicles 7:1-3,16; Ezekiel 10:3-4; Micah 1:2
- To contain the ark of the covenant
- For the offering of sweet incense
- For the continual shewbread and the burnt offerings
- For prayer and worship
1 Kings 8; 2 Kings 19:14-15; 2 Chronicles 30:27; Isaiah 27:13; Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:2; Jeremiah 26:2; Ezekiel 46:2-3,9; Zechariah 7:2-3; Zechariah 8:21-22; Mark 11:17; Luke 1:10; Luke 2:37; Luke 18:10; Acts 3:1; Acts 22:17
- Prayer made toward
- For an armory
- For refuge
- A dwelling place of the Lord
- Facts about
- Dedication of
- Services in, organized by David
- Pillaged by Shishak
- By Jehoash, king of Israel
- Repaired by Jehoash, king of Judah
- By Josiah
- Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in
- Purified by Hezekiah
- Converted into an idolatrous shrine by Manasseh
- Treasures of, used in the purchase of peace
- By Asa, from Ben-hadad
- By Jehoash, king of Judah, from Hazael
- By Hezekiah, from the king of Assyria
- Ezekiel's vision concerning
- Jews swore by
- Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents Carried to Babylon
2 Kings 24:13; 2 Kings 25:9-17; 2 Chronicles 36:7,19; Psalms 79:1; Isaiah 64:11; Jeremiah 27:16,19-22; Jeremiah 28:3; Jeremiah 52:13,17-23; Lamentations 2:7; Lamentations 4:1; Ezra 1:7
- Vessels of, used by Belshazzar
- Destruction of, foretold
Isaiah 66:6; Jeremiah 27:18-22; Ezekiel 7:22,25; Matthew 24:2; Mark 13:2
- Restoration of, ordered by Cyrus
- THE SECOND
- Restored by Zerubbabel
Ezra 1; Ezra 2:68-69; Ezra 3:2-13; Ezra 4; Ezra 5:2-17; Ezra 6:3-5; Nehemiah 7:70-72; Isaiah 44:28; Haggai 2:3
- Building of, suspended
- Resumed
Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5; Ezra 6; Haggai 1:2-9; Haggai 2:15; Zechariah 8:9
- Finished
- Dedicated
- Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
- Prophecies of its restoration
Isaiah 44:28; Daniel 8:13-14; Haggai 1; Haggai 2; Zechariah 1:16; Zechariah 4:8-10; Zechariah 6:12-15; Zechariah 8:9-15; Malachi 3:1
- Restored by Zerubbabel
- EZEKIEL'S VISION OF
- HEROD THE GREAT'S TEMPLE
- 46 Years in building
- Very beautiful stones of
- Magnificence of
- The Beautiful Gate
- Solomon's Porch (portico)
- Treasury of
- Zacharias, officiating priest in, has a vision of an angel; Receives promise of a son
- Jesus brought to, according to the law and custom
- Simeon blesses the infant Jesus in
- Anna, the prophetess, lives in
- Jesus in, when a youth
- Jesus taken to the pinnacle of, during his temptation
- Jesus teaches in
Mark 11:27-33; Mark 12:35-44; Mark 14:49; John 5:14-17; John 7:14-28; John 8; John 10:23-38; John 18:20
- Jesus performs miracles in
- Jesus expels money-exchangers from
Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-46; John 2:15-16
- Captains of (i. e. the temple security guard)
- Judas casts down the pieces of silver in
- Curtain of, torn at the time of the crucifixion
- The disciples worship in, after the resurrection
- Peter heals the lame man at the gate of
- Disciples preach in
- Paul's vision in
- Paul observes the rights of
- Paul is apprehended in
- Prophecies concerning its destruction, by Daniel
- Jesus foretells the destruction of
- FIGURATIVE
- Of the corpse of Jesus
- Of the indwelling of God
- Of the ekklesia (body of Christ)
- Of the kingdom of Christ
- Of Christ, the head of the ekklesia (his community, his body, cf
- Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
- IDOLATROUS
- Of Dagon, at Ashdod
- Of the calves, at Beth-el
- Of Rimmon, at Damascus
- Of Baal, at Samaria
- At Babylon
- Of Diana (Artemis), at Ephesus
- Trophies stored in
See TABERNACLE
Bible verses about “Temple”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- 2 Kings 11:10And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.
- Psalms 79:1O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 23:9Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 23:5And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 23:12Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord:
- Jeremiah 28:5Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord,
- John 2:16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
- Isaiah 2:3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
- Isaiah 56:7Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
- Matthew 21:13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- 2 Chronicles 7:12And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
- Isaiah 64:11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
- Isaiah 27:13And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:19And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
- 2 Chronicles 20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 24:6And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
- Psalms 20:2Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
- Psalms 48:12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
- Psalms 74:2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
- Psalms 87:2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
- 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
- 1 Kings 8:10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
- 1 Kings 9:3And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
- Lamentations 1:10The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
- Matthew 23:17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
- John 2:14And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
- John 2:15And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
- 2 Samuel 7:2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
- 2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
- 1 Chronicles 22:7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:
- 1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
- Psalms 132:2How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
- Psalms 132:3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;