Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 8:13
13I have indeed built an exalted temple for you, a place for your dwelling forever.
1 Kings 8:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever."
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.”
Context of 1 Kings 8:13
11and because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 12Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in total darkness. I have indeed built an exalted temple for you, a place for your dwelling forever. 14The king turned around and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing. 15He said: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! He spoke directly to my father David, and he has fulfilled the promise by his power. He said,
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בָּנֹ֥ה בָנִ֛יתִי בֵּ֥ית זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ מָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:13
- 2 Samuel 7:13He is the one who will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 1 Chronicles 17:12He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10He is the one who will build a house for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:6He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who is to build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
- 2 Chronicles 6:2but I have built an exalted temple for you, a place for your dwelling forever.
- Psalms 78:68He chose instead the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
- Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his home:
- John 4:21Jesus told her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
- Acts 6:14For we heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
- Hebrews 8:5These serve as a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle. For God said, Be careful that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.
- Hebrews 9:11But Christ has appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation),
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I have surely built thee a house - He was now fully convinced that the thing pleased God, and that he had taken this place for his settled habitation.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 Solomon encouraged the priests, who were much astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should quicken us in fleeing for refuge to the hope of the gospel. Nothing can more reconcile us to them, than to consider what God has said, and to compare his word and works together. Whatever good we do, we must look on it as the performance of God's promise to us, not of our promises to him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13thick cloud: Solomon saw the cloud filling the inner sanctuary as a sign of God's presence. However, he knew that God could not be confined to a human-made temple (see 1 Kings 8:27). Solomon completed his task to build the temple (1 Kings 8:19; 1 Chronicles 28:10), trusting the promises that God would live in the sanctuary (see Exodus 15:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. I have surely built thee an house--This is an apostrophe to God, as perceiving His approach by the cloud, and welcoming Him to enter as guest or inhabitant of the fixed and permanent dwelling-place, which, at His command, had been prepared for His reception.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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