He said, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
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He said, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
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And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
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And he said: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth unto David my father, and hath with His hand fulfilled it, saying:
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 8:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
- Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!
- Joshua 21:45 Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
- 2 Chronicles 6:4 He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hands fulfilled it, saying,
- Psalms 115:18 but we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more. Praise Yah!
- Luke 1:70 (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
- Joshua 23:15-16 It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you, when you disobey the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them. Then Yahweh’s anger will be kindled against you, and you will perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.”
- 2 Samuel 7:5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?
- 2 Samuel 7:12-13 When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 2 Samuel 7:25 Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.
- 2 Samuel 7:28-29 “Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. Now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord Yahweh, have spoken it. Let the house of your servant be blessed forever with your blessing.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:12 He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 2 Chronicles 20:26 On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.
- Psalms 41:13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
- Psalms 72:18-19 Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
- Psalms 117:1-2 Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 138:2 I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
- Isaiah 1:20 but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”
- Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
- Luke 1:54-55 He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
- Luke 1:72 to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
- 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 8:15 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD…
1Ki 8:15 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled [it], saying,
Ver. 15. And hath with his hand {a} fulfilled.] He hath powerfully performed his promise to David. Solomon is thankful as well for the promise to his father as the performance to himself. And well he might, for the promises are precious things, {2Pe 1:4} the unsearchable riches of Christ. {Eph 3:8} The patriarchs "saw the promises afar off, and embraced {b} them." {Heb 11:13}
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{a} Manu, i.e., liberalitate sua, vel potentia sua - Vatab.
{b} “ασπασαμενοι.”
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Praised be God, both for his grace in making…
Praised be God, both for his grace in making such a promise, and for his goodness and truth in fulfilling it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said, blessed be the Lord God of…
And he said, blessed be the Lord God of Israel,.... All praise and glory, honour and blessing, be ascribed to the Lord; who had afresh shown himself to be Israel's covenant God, by taking up his residence among them in the temple he had filled with his glory:
which spake with his mouth to David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it; who graciously promised him he should have a son that should build an house for him, and which he had by his power and providence faithfully performed; or rather which spake concerning David, so Noldius (x); for God did not speak with his mouth to David, but to Nathan, of him: saying; as follows.
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(x) Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 117. No. 596. So Sept.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 8:15-16. Which spake with his mouth unto David,…
1Ki 8:15-16. Which spake with his mouth unto David, &c. — He acknowledges the grace and goodness of God in making the promise, and his truth and faithfulness in fulfilling it. I chose no city — Until David’s time; for then he did choose Jerusalem. That my name might be therein — Not only, which should be called by my name, namely, the house of Jehovah: but that my presence, and grace, and worship, and glory, might be there. But I chose David — And in and with him the tribe of Judah, to which he belonged, and Jerusalem, where he dwelt.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The exact words of 2 Sam. 7 are not…
The exact words of 2 Sam. 7 are not reproduced; only their general sense is given. In 1Ki 8:18, what was merely tacitly implied was regarded as actually “said.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Own hands, or almighty power, (Menochius) hath fulfilled his…
Own hands, or almighty power, (Menochius) hath fulfilled his promise. (Haydock)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15-21. These verses contain an appropriate narration of the…
15-21. These verses contain an appropriate narration of the most interesting facts connected with the planning and building of the temple, and without them the services of the dedication would have been incomplete. See notes on 2 Samuel 7.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. the Lord God of Israel] R.V. ‘The Lord,…
15. the Lord God of Israel] R.V. ‘The Lord, the God of Israel.’ This change, which should be constantly made, will not be further noticed. See chap. 1Ki_1:30.
which spake with his mouth unto David my father] The allusion is to the words of 2Sa_7:5-7, where God by the prophet Nathan forbids David to build Him a house. The prophet is regarded so entirely as the mouthpiece of Jehovah, that Solomon can use words like these both here, and in 1Ki_8:24, ‘Thou spakest also with thy mouth.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15-21) His address to the people—apparently preceded by a…
(15-21) His address to the people—apparently preceded by a silent blessing with the usual uplifting of the hands—is the counterpart and expansion of the few abrupt words which he had just uttered before God—calling them to bless God with him for the fulfilment of one part of His promise to David, in the present acceptance of the Temple. The record of that promise is given in 2Sa_7:5-16; 1Ch_17:4-14. Here it is freely cited with some variation, so far as it relates to the Temple. It is remarkable that in quoting it, David twice (1Ch_22:8; 1Ch_28:3) adds to it the instructive reason for the prohibition, that (unlike Solomon the Peaceful) he had “shed blood abundantly, and had made great wars.” With much grace of filial piety, Solomon refrains from mention of that reason, though there seems to be some allusion to it in his words to Hiram (1Ki_5:3). On the other hand, he does add—what is not found in the earlier records—the declaration that, though David was not to build the Temple, “he did well that it was in his heart” to build it.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of…
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, (1Ki_1:48) which spake with his mouth unto or, concerning; lae after verbs of speaking has the force of de. (Gen_20:2 Jer_40:16 Psa_69:27) David my father The words were really spoken to Nathan, and hath with his hand i.e., power; cf. Job_34:20 Act_4:28 Act_13:11 Ezr_7:6 fulfilled it the spoken word He has fulfilled in deed, saying , The reference is to 2Sa 7., of which Solomon merely gives the substance. Much of what he says here is not recorded there.
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