In 2 Chronicles 7:16, God confirms He has chosen and consecrated the house for His name, directly answering Solomon's prayer.

Deuteronomy 12:5 commands seeking the place God will choose to put His name — directly anticipating the later choice of Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 12:11 expands on the chosen place for God's name, detailing offerings to be brought there.

1 Samuel 13:14 announces God seeking a man after His own heart (David) to be prince — fulfilling the later choice of a prince.

2 Samuel 7:6 provides the original statement that God has lived in a tent, which 2 Chronicles 6:5 echoes in recounting God's promise not to choose a city.

2 Samuel 7:7 contains God's rhetorical question about never commanding a house, directly paralleling the claim in 2 Chronicles 6:5.

1 Kings 8:16 contains the parallel version of this speech, also stating God chose no city until Jerusalem and no man until David.

In 1 Kings 8:29, Solomon's prayer echoes God's promise that His name would be in the temple, reinforcing the chosen place.

Exodus 20:24 permits altars in many places, contrasting with 2 Chronicles 6:5's emphasis on God's later choice of a single city.

Daniel 9:19 pleads for God's city called by His name — a later application of the principle that God's name dwells in Jerusalem.