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1 Kings 8:17–20

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17My father David had his heart set

on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.am

18But the Lord said to my father David,

“Since your heart was set on building a temple for my name,

you have done well to have this desire.Dan

19Yet you are not the one to build it;

instead, your son, your own offspring,

will build it for my name.”ao

20The Lord has fulfilled what he promised.

I have taken the place of my father David,a

and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised.b

I have built the temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. D well because it was with your heart

Cross references

  1. am2Sm 7:2–3; 1Ch 22:7
  2. an2Ch 6:8
  3. ao2Sm 7:12–13; 1Kg 5:5; Ac 7:47
  4. a2Sm 7:12
  5. b1Ch 28:5–6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord 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. Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’

“The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’

“And now the Lord has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

David my father desired to build a house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel, but Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because you desired to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was within your heart. However, you will not build the house, but your son who has come from your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’ Yahweh has carried out his promise which he had made; I have risen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel as Yahweh promised, and I have built the house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

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