who has kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.
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who has kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.
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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.
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who hast kept with Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst promise him; yea, Thou spokest with Thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with Thy hand, as it is this day.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 8:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- 2 Samuel 7:12 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.
- 1 Kings 8:15 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,
- 2 Chronicles 6:14-15 and he said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth; you who keep covenant and loving kindness with your servants who walk before you with all their heart; who have kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 8:24 Who hast kept with thy servant David…
1Ki 8:24 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.
Ver. 24. Who hast kept with thy servant David.] See 1Ki 8:15. We may pray to good purpose, though in the selfsame words as before. Christ himself did so in his agony when he prayed most earnestly. Let this comfort those who complain that they cannot vary their petitions.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That thou promisedst him; that branch of thy promise…
That thou promisedst him; that branch of thy promise concerning the building of this house by David’s son.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Who hast kept with thy servant David my father…
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him..... Concerning a son, his successor, and the builder of the temple:
thou, spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day; the temple being now finished by him, see Kg1 8:15.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Hast kept - That branch of thy promise concerning…
Hast kept - That branch of thy promise concerning the building of this house by David's son.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. Who has kept with thy servant David]…
Verse 24. Who has kept with thy servant David] This is in reference to 2Sa 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.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Who hast kept with thy servant David my father.…
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father. Solomon sees in this a special pledge of God"s faithfulness and truth that thou promisedst Heb. spakest, same word as below. The alteration in the A.V obscures the connexion: thou spakest also Heb. and thou spakest, i.e., "yea," or "for thou spakest" with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand ver. 15, and 1Ki_3:6. The completion of the house, following the establishment of Solomon upon the throne, was to him proof conclusive that the promise of 2Sa 7. had received its fulfilment, as it is this day.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Who hast kept with Thy servant David my father…
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Who hast kept with Thy servant David my father that Thou promisedst him.
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The promises of God
I. It has pleased God to deal with His people in all ages, by way of promise.
II. His power is constantly engaged in fulfilling His promises.
1. His power is exercised in illustration and vindication of His truth in the promises.
2. In proof that His power is supreme and unlimited. Is not His power equal to the love of His heart? All resources are His.
3. His power is always exercised in proof of His faithfulness.
III. There are some special seasons when we are called upon to bear testimony to His faithfulness in His promises.
1. When looking back to the advent of the Saviour.
2. And to another period, not less memorable, the effusion of the Holy Ghost.
3. And to the day of individual conversion.
4. Another special season is that of our consecration and dedication.
5. When we have received extraordinary mercies, we ought to acknowledge His faithfulness. (Evangelical Preacher.)
Trust in Gods faithfulness
God was under no obligation to covenant with you for your redemption; but since He has covenanted it ceases to be a matter of mercy and becomes a matter of truth. It had nothing to do with your deserts, but it has something to do with His honour. Like the coloured woman in the South, who was very old, and poor, and ignorant, but very confident she was going to heaven. Why, said one, nobody knows anything about you, and if you go to hell the universe will be ignorant of it. No, said she, it wont make any difference to the universe, but it will make a great difference to the Lord, because His honour would be for ever gone. So, the great thing is to trust Him, and He will be true to Himself and to you, and the habit of meditating on His mercies begets the confident hopefulness of His future absolute fidelity. (A. T. Pierson, D. D.)
Gods promises
To turn to the promises of God is like turning to a sky lighted with constellations of suns; or to a world bespangled with rarest flowers; or to a land flowing with milk and honey. To record the promises would be a task almost equal to transscribing the Bible. (R. Venting.)
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