Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

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

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."

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 spoke, LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in forever. 14 And the king turned his face around, and blessed all the assembly of Israel. And all the assembly of Israel stood.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13

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

Exodus 15:17

Thou will bring them in, and plant them on the mountain of thine inheritance, the place, O LORD, which thou have made for thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.

Psalm 132:13-14

For LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

1 Chronicles 17:12

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

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 forever.

1 Chronicles 28:6

And he said to 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 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 LORD God, even my God, is with thee. He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the hou

2 Chronicles 6:2

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

Psalm 78:68-69

but chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

John 4:21-23

Jesus says to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour is coming when neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem will ye worship the Father.

Acts 6:14

For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.

Hebrews 8:5-13

who serve for an example and shadow of the heavenly things. Just as Moses who was divinely warned while going to complete the tabernacle, for he says, See thou make all things according to the pattern that was shown thee on the mou

Hebrews 9:11-12

But Christ, having arrived a high priest of the good things that are coming, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

Hebrews 9:24

For the Christ entered not into a holy place made with hands, representative of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

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