1 Kings 8:18
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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.But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
In other translations
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.But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אָבִי'avifather myH1יַעַןya'anbecauseH3282אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834הָיָהhayahit wasH1961עִם־'im-withH5973לְבָבְךָlevavekhaheart yourH3824לִבְנוֹתlivnotto buildH1129בַּיִתbayita houseH1004לִשְׁמִיlishmifor name myH8034הֱטִיבֹתָhetivotayou did wellH2895כִּיkithatH3588הָיָהhayahit wasH1961עִם־'im-withH5973לְבָבֶךָ׃levavekhaheart yourH3824
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 6:7-97 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 8 But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart: 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 8 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. 9 Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
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People and places
People: David