1 Kings 8:12-21
Christian Standard Bible
12 Then Solomon said:
The Lord said that he would dwell in total darkness.(A)
13 I have indeed built an exalted temple(B) for you,
a place for your dwelling forever.(C)
14 The king turned around and blessed(D) the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing. 15 He said:
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel!
He spoke directly to my father David,
and he has fulfilled the promise(E) by his power.
He said,
16 “Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,(F)
I have not chosen a city to build a temple in
among any of the tribes of Israel,
so that my name(G) would be there.
But I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.”(H)
17 My father David had his heart set
on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.(I)
18 But the Lord said to my father David,
“Since your heart was set on building a temple for my name,
you have done well to have this desire.[a](J)
19 Yet you are not the one to build it;
instead, your son, your own offspring,
will build it for my name.”(K)
20 The Lord has fulfilled what he promised.
I have taken the place of my father David,(L)
and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised.(M)
I have built the temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
21 I have provided a place there for the ark,
where the Lord’s covenant is
that he made with our ancestors
when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.(N)
Footnotes
- 8:18 Lit well because it was with your heart
1 Kings 8:12-21
New English Translation
12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness. 13 O Lord,[a] truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.” 14 Then the king turned around[b] and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.[c] 15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled[d] what he promised[e] my father David. 16 He told David,[f] ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live.[g] But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’ 17 Now my father David had a strong desire[h] to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.[i] 18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.[j] 19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’[k] 20 The Lord has kept the promise he made.[l] I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor[m] of the Lord God of Israel 21 and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with our ancestors[n] when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
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- 1 Kings 8:13 tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the original text, but they are supplied for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.
- 1 Kings 8:14 tn Heb “turned his face.”
- 1 Kings 8:14 tn Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”
- 1 Kings 8:15 tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand he has fulfilled.”
- 1 Kings 8:15 tn The Hebrew text reads, “he promised by his mouth.”
- 1 Kings 8:16 tn Heb “saying.” The word is carried over from the end of verse 15.
- 1 Kings 8:16 tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”sn To build a temple in which to live (Heb “to build a house for my name to be there”). In the OT, the word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.
- 1 Kings 8:17 tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father.”
- 1 Kings 8:17 tn Heb “to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.” The word “name” in the OT sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.
- 1 Kings 8:18 tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”
- 1 Kings 8:19 tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”
- 1 Kings 8:20 tn Heb “his word that he spoke.”
- 1 Kings 8:20 tn Heb “name.”
- 1 Kings 8:21 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 34, 40, 48, 53, 57, 58).
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