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1 Kings 8:18 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 8 · verse 18
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.1 Kings 8:18 · King James Version
1 Kings 8:18 in context
16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
18And 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.
19Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
20And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Whereasyaʻanproperly, heedH3282 →
- Whereasʼăsherwho, which, what, thatH834 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- heartlêbâbthe heartH3824 →
- buildbânâhto buildH1129 →
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Here, I. Solomon encourages the priests, who came out of the temple from their ministration, much astonished at the dark cloud that overshadowed them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-21