House of God — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Common phrase used in the ancient Near Eastern world for a structure used to accommodate a deity or his servants. In the OT it referred to the tabernacle (Dt 23:18; 1 Chr 6:31-32), Solomon’s temple (1 Kgs 8:11-20; 12:27; Jer 20:1), national shrines, or pagan temples (Jgs 9:4; 2 Kgs 10:21).

Show passage in OET: DEU 23:18

OET-RV DEU 23:18

18 Don’t allow anyone woman or man to bring any part of their wages as a secular prostitute into your god Yahweh’s temple, because both female and male prostitution is abhorrent to him.

OET-LV DEU 23:19

19  Not you _will _bring the_hire _of a _prostitute and_the_price _of a _dog the _house _of YHWH god _of_your to/from_all/each/any/every vow if/because are_(the)_abomination _of YHWH god _of_your also both _of_of _them.

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:31–32

OET-RV CH1 6:31

31 These are the men that David put in charge of music in Yahweh’s residence, after the sacred box was placed there.

OET-RV CH1 6:32

32 They were the ones who’d ministered in the sacred tent (also called ‘the meeting tent’) with music until Shelomoh (Solomon) built the temple in Yerushalem (Jerusalem). They performed their duties according to their instructions.

OET-LV CH1 6:16

16  And_these are_those_whom Dāvid he _appointed over the_hands _of song the _house _of YHWH from_the _rest _of the _box.

OET-LV CH1 6:17

17  And_they _were serving to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tabernacle _of the _tent _of meeting with_song until Shəlomoh/(Solomon) built DOM the _house _of YHWH in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_they _stood according_to _of_their _custom on service _of_their.

Show passage in OET: KI1 8:11–20

OET-RV KI1 8:11

11 and the priests were unable to stand to minister because of the cloud, because Yahweh’s presence had filled his temple.

OET-RV KI1 8:12

12 Then Shelomoh (Solomon) said, “Yahweh stated that he would dwell in the cloudy darkness.

OET-RV KI1 8:13

13 Actually, I’ve built a raised house for you—where you can live forever.”

OET-RV KI1 8:14

14 ⇔Then while all the people stood there, the king turned around and pronounced a blessing on all Yisrael (Israel),

OET-RV KI1 8:15

15 saying, “Blessed is Yahweh, the god of Yisrael, who spoke audibly to my father David, and then put into action the promise he’d given,

OET-RV KI1 8:16

16 ‘From the day when I brought my people Yisrael out of Mitsrayim (Egypt), I didn’t choose a city from among all the tribes of Yisrael to build a house in so that my name would be established there. Instead I chose David to lead my people Yisrael.’ ”

OET-RV KI1 8:17

17 Shelomoh (Solomon) continued, “My father David wanted to build a temple to confirm Yahweh’s power and authority here.

OET-RV KI1 8:18

18 However, Yahweh told him that it was good that he wanted to build a temple for him,

OET-RV KI1 8:19

19 however he wouldn’t be the one to build it, because it would be his biological son who would do it.

OET-RV KI1 8:20

20 Now Yahweh has put his promise into action, and I’m here now having succeeded my father David—sitting on Yisrael’s throne just as Yahweh said, and I’ve been the one to build the residence for Yisrael’s god Yahweh.

OET-LV KI1 8:11

11 And_not the_priests they _were _able to_stand to_serve from_face/in _front _of the_cloud if/because the _glory _of YHWH it _filled DOM the _house _of YHWH.

OET-LV KI1 8:12

12 Then Shəlomoh/(Solomon) he _said YHWH he _has _said to_dwell in _(the)_darkness.

OET-LV KI1 8:13

13 Indeed _(build) I _have _built a _house _of loftiness to/for_you(fs) a _place you_to_dwell _in forever.

OET-LV KI1 8:14

14 And_ the_king _he _turned DOM his/its_faces/face and_he/it _blessed DOM all _of the _assembly _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_all the _assembly _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) was_standing.

OET-LV KI1 8:15

15 And_he/it _said YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who he _spoke with_mouth _of_his with Dāvid father _of_my and_with_hand _of_his he _has _fulfilled to_say be_blessed.

OET-LV KI1 8:16

16 Since the_day when I _brought _out DOM people _of_my DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Miʦrayim not I _chose (in)_a_city from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_build a _house to_be name _of_my there and_I _have _chosen (in)_Dāvid to_be over people _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV KI1 8:17

17 And_he/it _was with the _heart _of Dāvid father _of_my to_build a _house for_the _name _of YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV KI1 8:18

18 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Dāvid father _of_my because that it _was with heart _of_your to_build a _house for_name _of_my you _did _well that/for/because/then/when it _was with heart _of_your.

OET-LV KI1 8:19

19 Only you not you _will _build the_house if/because (if) son _of_your who_will_come _out from_loins _of_your he he _will _build the_house for_name _of_my.

OET-LV KI1 8:20

20 And_ YHWH _he _has _established DOM message _of_his which he _spoke and_I _have _arisen in _place _of Dāvid father _of_my and_I _have _sat on the _throne _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) just_as YHWH he _spoke and_I _have _built the_house for_the _name _of YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: KI1 12:27

OET-RV KI1 12:27

27 He worried that if the people went down to Yerushalem (Jerusalem) to offer sacrifices in Yahweh’s temple, they might shift their allegiance to King Rehav’am (Rehoboam) in Yehudah (Judah) and then his life might be in danger.

OET-LV KI1 12:27

27 If it _will _go _up the_people the_this for_doing sacrifices in_house _of YHWH in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_ the _heart _of the _people the_this _it _will _return to their _master(s)_of_to to Rəḩaⱱˊām the _king _of Yəhūdāh and_they_will _kill _me and_they _will _return to Rəḩaⱱˊām the _king _of Yəhūdāh.

Show passage in OET: JER 20:1

OET-RV JER 20:1

20 The priest, Pashhur (Imer’s son) who was a supervisor, heard Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) prophesying those words at Yahweh’s house,

OET-LV JER 20:1

20 And_ Pashḩūr the _son _of ʼImmēr the_priest/officer _he/it _listened and_he was_an _overseer a _chief in_house _of YHWH DOM Yirmə^yāh prophesying DOM the_words/messages the_these.

Show passage in OET: JDG 9:4

OET-RV JDG 9:4

4 Then they gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Ba’al -Berit, and Avimelek used them to entice some rough lay-abouts to work for him.

OET-LV JDG 9:4

4 And_they _gave to_him/it seventy silver from_the _house _of of _Baˊal- Berith and_he _hired (is)_in_them ʼAⱱīmelek men worthless and_undisciplined and_they _went after_him.

Show passage in OET: KI2 10:21

OET-RV KI2 10:21

21 On that day, Yehu brought in all the people, and all the servants of the Ba’al came, leaving no one out. They entered the temple of the Ba’al and it was packed full.

OET-LV KI2 10:21

21 And_ Yēhūʼ _he _sent in_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_ all _of those _who_serve _of (of)_the_Baˊal _they _came and_not anyone who not he _came he _was _left and_they _came the _house _of (the)_Baˊal and_ the _house _of (the)_Baˊal _it _was _filled mouth to_mouth.

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Jump to OET JER 20:1 section.

Jump to OET JDG 9:4 section.

Jump to OET KI2 10:21 section.

In NT times the OT custom of referring to the temple as the “house of God” was still employed (Mt 12:4; Mk 2:26; 11:17; Lk 6:4; Jn 2:16-17), but with some significant changes. After Christ’s ascension, the church viewed itself as the house of God (1 Cor 3:9; Heb 3:6; 1 Pt 2:5; 4:17). God no longer dwelt in buildings made by human hands but in the lives of those who confess Jesus as Lord.