1 Kings 8:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Kings 8:18 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
1 Kings 8:18 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
1 Kings 8:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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; ”
1 Kings 8:18 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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:”
1 Kings 8:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:18 in Context — 1 Kings 8
16 Since 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.
17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
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.
19 Nevertheless 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.
20 And 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.
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What Does 1 Kings 8:18 Mean?
1 Kings 8:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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