1 Kings 8:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 8:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’”
1 Kings 8:19 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. ”
1 Kings 8:19 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“only, thou dost not build the house, but thy son who is coming out from thy loins, he doth build the house for My name.”
1 Kings 8:19 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Kings 8:19 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neuerthelesse thou shalt not builde the house, but thy sonne that shall come out of thy loynes, he shall builde the house vnto my Name.”
1 Kings 8:19 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:19 in Context — 1 Kings 8
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.
21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
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What Does 1 Kings 8:19 Mean?
1 Kings 8:19 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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