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1 Kings 9:3 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 9 · verse 3
And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.1 Kings 9:3 · King James Version
1 Kings 9:3 in context
1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
2That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
3And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
4And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
5Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- supplicationtᵉchinnâhgraciousnessH8467 →
- hallowedqâdashto be cleanH6942 →
- prayertᵉphillâhintercession, supplicationH8605 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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God had given a real answer to Solomon's prayer, and tokens of his acceptance of it, immediately, by the fire from heaven which consumed the sacrifices (as we find Ch2 7:1); but here we have a more express and distinct answer to it. Observe, I. In what way God gave him this answer.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9