1 Kings 8:17

17 iNow it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 “My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 “My father David wanted to build a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 “My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 It was in the desire of my father David

to build a temple for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 My father David had it in mind to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 David my father desired to build a house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel,

1 Kings 8:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 “With all his heart my father David wanted to build a temple. He wanted to do it so the Lord could put his Name there. The Lord is the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 “Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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