1 Kings 8:18

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But God told him ‘It was good that you wanted to build a Temple in my honor—most commendable!

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.

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.

But 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.

But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

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.

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.

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