1 Kings 8:15-17

King James Version

¹⁵And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

¹⁶Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

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

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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.