1 Kings 8:26

1 Kings 8:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
• New International Version (NIV)And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father.

Context of 1 Kings 8:26

24You have kept what you promised to your servant, my father David. You spoke directly to him and you fulfilled your promise by your power as it is today. 25Therefore, Lord God of Israel, keep what you promised to your servant, my father David: You will never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take care to walk before me as you have walked before me. Now Lord God of Israel, please confirm what you promised to your servant, my father David. 27But will God indeed live on earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain you, much less this temple I have built. 28Listen to your servant’s prayer and his petition, Lord my God, so that you may hear the cry and the prayer that your servant prays before you today,

1 Kings 8:26 word by word

וְעַתָּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יֵאָ֤מֶן נָא֙ דְּבָ֣רְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ֖ דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• let thy wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• I pray thee, be verifiedאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• which thou spakestדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:26

• 1 Kings 8:23He said: Lord God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below, who keeps the gracious covenant with your servants who walk before you with all their heart.
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself.
• 1 Samuel 1:17Eli responded, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request you’ve made of him.”
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen.
• Isaiah 41:17The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I will answer them. I am the Lord, the God of Israel. I will not abandon them.
• Isaiah 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches from secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord. I am the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
• 2 Samuel 7:25Now, Lord God, fulfill the promise forever that you have made to your servant and his house. Do as you have promised,
• 2 Chronicles 1:9Lord God, let your promise to my father David now come true. For you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
• Psalms 119:49Remember your word to your servant; you have given me hope through it.
• Jeremiah 11:5in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today.’” I answered, “Amen, Lord.”
• Ezekiel 36:36Then the nations that remain around you will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt what was demolished and have replanted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken and I will do it.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:26

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-53Verses 22-53 In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing his promises, should encourage us to depend upon them, and to plead them with him; and those who expect further mercies, must be thankful for former mercies. God's promises must be the guide of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26Solomon's prayer highlighted God's unique nature and how he kept his promises to David. Solomon also asked God to ensure that David's descendants would always rule on the throne.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:26

• Prayer
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In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• Israel
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon

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