1 Kings 8:26

And now, O Lord God of Israel, let, I pray you, your word to David my father be confirmed.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

In Context

25And now, O Lord God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father, the promises which you have spoken to him, saying, There shall not be taken from you a man sitting before me on the throne of Israel, provided only your children shall take heed to their ways, to walk before me as you have walked before me.

27+ 8:27 Gr. 'that,' elliptical expression. But will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and heaven of + 8:27 Gr. heaven. heavens will not suffice you, how much less even this house which I have built to your name?

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Cross References

Exodus 24:10And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.

2 Samuel 7:25And now, O my Lord, the Almighty Lord God of Israel, confirm the word for ever which you have spoken concerning your servant and his house: and now as you have said,

1 Chronicles 17:23And now, Lord, let the word which you spoke to your servant, and concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do you as you have spoken.

Isaiah 45:3And I will give you the treasures of darkness, I will open to you hidden, unseen treasures, that you may know that I, the Lord your God, that call you by name, am the God of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:23-54

Solomon's Prayer. ( b. c. 1003.) 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: 23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand,… Read the whole commentary →

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