1 Kings 8:18 - Printer Friendly

ESV: 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.

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

NASB: But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

CSB: 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.

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

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.

NKJV: But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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