2 Samuel 7:6
Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
Cross-references
In 2 Samuel 11:11, Uriah notes the ark abides in tents — directly echoing God's statement about dwelling in a tent.
Exodus 40:18 describes the physical erection of the tabernacle — the very tent in which God says He walked.
Exodus 40:19 continues the tabernacle's construction, covering it — the same tent God dwelt in.
Exodus 40:34 records God's glory filling the tabernacle — the direct fulfillment of His walking in a tent among Israel.
Exodus 40:35-38 depicts the Lord's glory filling the tabernacle and guiding Israel, illustrating His dwelling in a tent.
Numbers 10:33-36 describes the ark leading Israel and the cloud's movement, showing God's tent-dwelling presence.
1 Kings 8:16 repeats God's statement about not dwelling in a house since Egypt, adding that He chose David to rule Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:5 is the parallel account, reiterating God's statement about dwelling in a tent since the exodus.
1 Chronicles 17:6 adds God's rhetorical question that He never commanded a house, reinforcing the tent tradition.
Acts 7:44 references the wilderness tabernacle as the 'tabernacle of witness' — confirming God's dwelling in a tent as described.
In 2 Corinthians 6:16, Paul applies the tabernacle principle to believers as God's temple, fulfilling the pattern of God dwelling and walking among His people.
2 Chronicles 6:5 repeats God's declaration that He chose no city for a house — a direct parallel to His words in 2 Samuel 7:6.
In Deuteronomy 23:14, God's walking in the camp mirrors His walking in a tent — both emphasize His mobile presence among Israel.
Joshua 18:1 records the tabernacle set up at Shiloh, illustrating God's tent-dwelling mentioned in 2 Samuel 7:6.
In Revelation 2:1, Christ walks among the churches, echoing God's walking in the tabernacle — a NT parallel of divine presence among His people.
Exodus 26:36 specifies the door hanging of the tent — a detail of the tabernacle where God walked.