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1 Kings 8:24
24You have done what you promised to do for your servant, my father David. You have used your power to finish today everything that you said you would do.
1 Kings 8:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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, as it is this day.
- New International Version (NIV)You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it—as it is today.
- English Standard Version (ESV)you have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day.
Context of 1 Kings 8:24
22Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord's altar. All the Israelite people who had come together there could see him. He lifted up his hands towards the sky. 23He prayed, ‘Lord, Israel's God, there is no God like you, either in heaven above or down here on the earth. You continue to do what you have promised to do for your people. You faithfully love those who want to serve you. You have done what you promised to do for your servant, my father David. You have used your power to finish today everything that you said you would do. 25Now Lord, Israel's God, there is another promise that you spoke to my father David. I pray that you will do that too. You said to David, “There will always be one of your descendants to rule Israel as my chosen king. But for this to happen, your sons must be careful to serve me well, as you have done.” 26So now, God of Israel, please cause what you promised to my father, your servant David, to happen.
Read all of 1 Kings 81 Kings 8:24 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ ל֑וֹ וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר בְּפִ֛יךָ וּבְיָדְךָ֥ מִלֵּ֖אתָ כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Who hast keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
- with thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- that thou promisedstדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
- him: thou spakestדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- also with thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- and hast fulfilledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- with thine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:24
- 1 Kings 8:15He said, ‘Praise the Lord, Israel's God, as he deserves. He has used his power to do what he promised to do for my father David.
- 2 Samuel 7:12When you die, people will bury you in the grave of your ancestors. Then I will choose your descendant, one of your own sons, to become king. I will make his kingdom strong.
- 2 Chronicles 6:14He prayed, ‘Lord, Israel's God, there is no God like you, either in heaven or on the earth. You continue to do what you have promised to do for your people. You faithfully love those who want to serve you.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Who has kept with thy servant David - This is in reference to 2 Samuel 7:13, where God promises to David that Solomon shall build a house for the name of the Lord. The temple being now completed, this promise was literally fulfilled.Read the comment
- 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
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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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