1 Kings 8:24

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

22Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky. 23He prayed: “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity. You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. 25Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’ 26Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.

1 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, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
• 2 Samuel 7:12When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 2 Chronicles 6:14and prayed: “O Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:24

• God
• Prayer
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• David
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told

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