1 Kings 8:13
I have, built, a house as a high abode for thee,—A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
In Context
12Then, said Solomon,—Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom:
Cross References
Exodus 15:17Thou bringest them in and plantest them, In the mountain of thine inheritance, Thy dwelling-place to abide in which thou hast made, O Yahweh,—A hallowed place O My Lord which thy hands have established.
1 Chronicles 17:12He, shall build me a house,—and I will establish his throne unto times age-abiding.
1 Chronicles 28:6And he said unto am, Solomon thy son—he, shall build my house, and my courts,—for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.
1 Chronicles 28:20Then said David, unto Solomon his son, Be strong and bold, and act, thou mayest not fear nor be dismayed,—for, Yahweh, God, my God, will be with thee, he will not let thee go, neither will he forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh.
Psalms 78:68But made choice of the tribe of Judah, The mountain of Zion, which he loved;
Psalms 132:14This, is my place of rest unto futurity, Here, will I dwell, for I have desired it;
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 →