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1 Kings 8:12-21
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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. 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.
  2. 1 Kings 8:14 tn Heb “turned his face.”
  3. 1 Kings 8:14 tn Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”
  4. 1 Kings 8:15 tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand he has fulfilled.”
  5. 1 Kings 8:15 tn The Hebrew text reads, “he promised by his mouth.”
  6. 1 Kings 8:16 tn Heb “saying.” The word is carried over from the end of verse 15.
  7. 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.
  8. 1 Kings 8:17 tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father.”
  9. 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.
  10. 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.”
  11. 1 Kings 8:19 tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”
  12. 1 Kings 8:20 tn Heb “his word that he spoke.”
  13. 1 Kings 8:20 tn Heb “name.”
  14. 1 Kings 8:21 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 34, 40, 48, 53, 57, 58).
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1 Kings 8:12-21
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Solomon Addresses the People

12 (A)Then Solomon said,

“The Lord has said that (B)He would dwell in the thick darkness.
13 (C)I have truly built You a lofty house,
(D)A place for Your dwelling forever.”

14 Then the king [a]turned around and (E)blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 15 He said, “(F)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, (G)who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and fulfilled it with His hands, saying, 16 ‘(H)Since the day that I brought My people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house so that (I)My name would be there, but (J)I chose David to be over My people Israel.’ 17 (K)Now it was [b]in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was [c]in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was [d]in your heart. 19 (L)Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who [e]will be born to you, he will build the house for My name.’ 20 Now the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for (M)I have risen in place of my father David and I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord [f]promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 And there I have set a place for the ark, (N)in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:14 Lit turned his face about
  2. 1 Kings 8:17 Lit with
  3. 1 Kings 8:18 Lit with
  4. 1 Kings 8:18 Lit with
  5. 1 Kings 8:19 Lit will come forth from your loins
  6. 1 Kings 8:20 Lit spoke
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