King James Version
1 Kings 8:18-20
18And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,Whereasיַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH834H3282it was in thine heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,thou didst wellהֱטִיבֹ֔תָhe.ti.Vo.taH2895that it was in thine heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.
19Neverthelessרַ֣קrakH7535thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;but thy sonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121that shall come forth outהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of thy loinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504,he shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.
20And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath performedוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965his wordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697that he spakeדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,and I am risen upוָאָקֻ֡םva.'a.KumH6965in the room of Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,and sitוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and have builtוָאֶבְנֶ֣הva.'ev.NehH1129an houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
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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