But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
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But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
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And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
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But the LORD said unto David my father: Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for My name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 8:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 6:7-9 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart; nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’
- 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 8:18 And the LORD said unto David my…
1Ki 8:18 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
Ver. 18. Thou didst well, that it was in thine heart.] It is God’s revealed will that men should be "ready to every good work." David was so to this of building the temple, but God had otherwise determined it. Howbeit David’s desire and intent is accepted. {2Sa 7:11, &c.} Surely as wicked men are condemned because they act against God’s command, though according to his decree: so believers are approved, not because they obey God’s decree, but his command.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Thy intention and affection was well-pleasing to me.
Thy intention and affection was well-pleasing to me.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord said unto David my father,.... By…
And the Lord said unto David my father,.... By Nathan the prophet:
whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart; his design was good, and so far it was acceptable to the Lord, that he thought of such a thing, though it was not his pleasure that should do it, as follows.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the Lord said unto David my father Not,…
And the Lord said unto David my father Not, perhaps, totidem verbis. The Divine approval was implied in 2Sa_7:11-16, and it may have been expressed at the same time. The narratives of Scripture are necessarily greatly condensed, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
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