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1 Kings 8:18

But the Lord said to my father David, "Since it was your desire to build a temple for My name, you have done well to have this desire.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Liberality;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Building;   Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Psalms, Theology of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - God;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Tabernacles, Feast of;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
But Yahweh said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde saide vnto Dauid my father: Whereas it was in thyne heart to build an house vnto my name, thou diddest well that thou wast so minded:
Literal Translation
and Jehovah said to my father David, Because it has been in your heart to build a house for My name, you have done well that it has been in your heart;
Easy-to-Read Version
But the Lord said to my father, ‘I know that you want very much to build a temple to honor me, and it is good that you want to build it.
Revised Standard Version
But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
World English Bible
But Yahweh said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord sayd vnto Dauid my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well that it was in thine heart.
King James Version
And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
neuertheles the LORDE sayde vnto my father Dauid: Where as thou wast mynded to buylde an house vnto my name, thou hast done well, that thou art so aduysed.
American Standard Version
But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:
Bible in Basic English
But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;
Update Bible Version
But Yahweh said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart.
New English Translation
The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
New King James Version
But the LORD said to my father David, "Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
Contemporary English Version
the Lord said, "It's good that you want to build a temple where I can be worshiped.
Complete Jewish Bible
but Adonai said to David my father, ‘Although it was in your heart to build a house for my name, and you did well that it was in your heart,
Darby Translation
But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord said vnto Dauid my father, Where as it was in thine heart to build an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well, that thou wast so minded:
George Lamsa Translation
But the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house to my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
Amplified Bible
"But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you did well, in that it was in your heart.
Hebrew Names Version
But the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But the LORD said unto David my father: Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for My name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
New Living Translation
But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,
New Life Bible
But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
New Revised Standard
But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to consider building a house for my name;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it came into thine heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it came upon thine heart.
English Revised Version
But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:
Berean Standard Bible
But the LORD said to my father David, 'Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to David, my father: Whereas, thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.
Lexham English Bible
but Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because you desired to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was within your heart.
English Standard Version
But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
New American Standard Bible
"But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
New Century Version
But the Lord said to my father David, ‘It was good that you wanted to build a temple for me.
Good News Translation
but the Lord said to him, ‘You were right in wanting to build a temple for me,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to Dauid, my fadir, That thou thouytist in thin herte to bilde an hows to my name, thou didist wel, tretynge this same thing in soule;
Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart;

Contextual Overview

12 Then Solomon said: The Lord said that He would dwell in thick darkness. 13 I have indeed built an exalted temple for You, a place for Your dwelling forever. 14 The king turned around and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing. 15 He said: May the Lord God of Israel be praised! He spoke directly to my father David, and He has fulfilled the promise by His power. He said, 16 "Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city to build a temple in among any of the tribes of Israel, so that My name would be there. But I have chosen David to rule My people Israel." 17 It was in the desire of my father David to build a temple for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, "Since it was your desire to build a temple for My name, you have done well to have this desire. 19 Yet you are not the one to build it; instead, your son, your own offspring, will build it for My name." 20 The Lord has fulfilled what He promised. I have taken the place of my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built the temple for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. 21 I have provided a place there for the ark, where the Lord 's covenant is that He made with our ancestors when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whereas: 2 Chronicles 6:7-9, 2 Corinthians 8:12

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:3 - all that 1 Chronicles 28:2 - I had in mine heart 2 Chronicles 1:11 - this was 2 Chronicles 2:1 - for the name 2 Chronicles 2:4 - build 2 Chronicles 6:8 - thou didst well Romans 1:15 - so Philippians 4:14 - ye have James 2:8 - ye do

Cross-References

Psalms 121:8
The Lord will protect your coming and going both now and forever.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto David my father,.... By Nathan the prophet:

whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart; his design was good, and so far it was acceptable to the Lord, that he thought of such a thing, though it was not his pleasure that should do it, as follows.


 
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