1 Kings 8:18

But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

19But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.

2 Corinthians 8:12For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:13-22

12 Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. 14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) 15 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, 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I… Read the whole commentary →

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