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Solomon Blesses the LORD

1 Kings 8:13

In 10 translations

BSB
I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
KJV
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
WEB
I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
ASV
I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
LSV
I have surely built a house of habitation for You; a fixed place for Your abiding for all ages.”
YLT
I have surely built a house of habitation for Thee; a fixed place for Thine abiding to the ages.'
DBY
I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
DRC
Building I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever.
GNV
I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to abide in for euer.
JPS
I have surely built Thee a house of habitation, a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.

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Original-language editions

WLC
בָּנֹ֥ה בָנִ֛יתִי בֵּ֥ית זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ מָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים׃

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📍 Most Holy Place◆ Reign of Solomon

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
  • Psalms 132:13–14For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
  • Exodus 15:17You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance— the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.
  • Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
  • Hebrews 9:11–12But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. He did not enter by the blood…
  • 1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the…
  • 2 Chronicles 6:2and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
  • 1 Chronicles 28:6And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.
  • Hebrews 8:5–13The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on…
  • John 4:21–23“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the…
  • Acts 6:14For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
  • 1 Chronicles 22:10–11He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you…
  • 1 Chronicles 28:10Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”
  • 1 Chronicles 17:12He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
  • Psalms 78:68–69But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

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  • 8:53a in some Bibles

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