Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

I have surely built You a lofty house,
A place for Your dwelling forever.”

King James Version

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

Holman Bible

I have indeed built an exalted temple for You,
a place for Your dwelling forever.

International Standard Version

Now I have been constructing a magnificent Temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever."

A Conservative Version

I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in forever.

American Standard Version

I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

Amplified


“I have certainly built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell in forever.”

Bible in Basic English

So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

Darby Translation

I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

Julia Smith Translation

Building, I built a house for thee to dwell, a place for thy resting forever.

King James 2000

I have surely built you a house to dwell in, a settled place for you to abide in forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I have certainly built a lofty house for you, a place for you to live forever."

Modern King James verseion

I have surely built a house of loftiness for You, a settled place for You to abide in forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I have built thee a house to dwell in, and a habitation for thee to abide in forever."

NET Bible

O Lord, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently."

New Heart English Bible

I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever."

The Emphasized Bible

I have, built, a house as a high abode for thee, - A settled place for thee to abide in, for ages.

Webster

I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

World English Bible

I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever."

Youngs Literal Translation

I have surely built a house of habitation for Thee; a fixed place for Thine abiding to the ages.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

thee an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

to dwell in
זבל זבוּל 
Z@buwl 
Usage: 5

מכון 
Makown 
Usage: 17

for thee to abide in
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Solomon's Proclamation To The Assembly Of Israel

12 Then Solomon said, The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have surely built You a lofty house,
A place for Your dwelling forever.”
14 And the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel, and all the congregation of Israel were standing.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Exodus 15:17

Thou shalt bring them in and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place of thy dwelling which thou hast made ready, O LORD, in the Sanctuary of the Lord, which thy hands have established.

Psalm 132:13-14

For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired her for his habitation.

1 Chronicles 17:12

He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne eternally.

1 Chronicles 22:10-11

He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

1 Chronicles 28:6

And he said unto me, Solomon, thy son, he shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Take heed now, for the LORD has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.

1 Chronicles 28:20

And David said to Solomon, his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it; fear not, nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 6:2

I, therefore, have built a house of habitation for thee and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

Psalm 78:68-69

But chose the tribe of Judah, the Mount Zion which he loved.

John 4:21-23

Jesus said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall ye worship the Father.

Acts 6:14

for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered us.

Hebrews 8:5-13

(who serve as an example and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed unto thee in the mount);

Hebrews 9:11-12

But Christ being now come, high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

Hebrews 9:24

For Christ is not entered into the sanctuary made with hands (which is a figure of the true), but into the heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us,

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