1 Kings 8:15-17

New King James Version

¹⁵And he said: ^(A)“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who ^(B)spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying, ¹⁶‘Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that ^(C)My name might be there; but I chose ^(D)David to be over My people Israel.’ ¹⁷Now ^(E)it was in the heart of my father David to build a ^[a]temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

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Footnotes

1 Kings 8:17 Lit. house, and so in vv. 18–20

1 Kings 8:15-17

English Standard Version

¹⁵And he said, ^(A)“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled ^(B)what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, ¹⁶^(C)‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, ^(D)that my name might be there. ^(E)But I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ ¹⁷^(F)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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1 Kings 8:15-17

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵He said, “^(A)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, ^(B)who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and fulfilled it with His hands, saying, ¹⁶‘^(C)Since the day that I brought My people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house so that ^(D)My name would be there, but ^(E)I chose David to be over My people Israel.’ ¹⁷^(F)Now it was ^[a]in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.