1 Kings 8:15 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 8:15

13 ^aI have surely built You an exalted house,
^bAnd a place for You to dwell in forever.”

Solomon’s Speech at Completion of the Work

14 Then the king turned around and ^ablessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

15 And he said: ^a“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who ^bspoke 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 ^aMy name might be there; but I chose ^bDavid to be over My people Israel.’

17 Now ^ait was in the heart of my father David to build a¹ temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

18 ^aBut 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.

19 Nevertheless ^ayou shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

20 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have¹ filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, ^aas the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

21 And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is ^athe covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

22 Then Solomon stood before ^athe altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and ^bspread out his hands toward heaven;

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 8:15

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American Standard Version
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

Amplified® Bible
He said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, Who spoke with His mouth to David my father and has with His hand fulfilled it, saying,

Contemporary English Version
and said: Praise the LORD God of Israel! Long ago he brought his people out of Egypt. He later kept his promise to make my father David the king of Israel. The LORD also said that he had not chosen the city where his temple would be built.

Darby English Version
And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

Good News Bible
He said, "Praise the LORD God of Israel! He has kept the promise he made to my father David, when he told him,

King James Version
And 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,

New American Standard Bible
He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled {it} with His hand, saying,

New International Version
Then he said:
"Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said,

New King James Version
And he said: “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "We bless the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying,

Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah, God of Israel, who spake by His mouth with David my father, and by His hand hath fulfilled `it', saying,

New English Translation
He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled¹ what he promised² my father David.

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