Parallel Verses
Amplified
“I have certainly built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell in forever.”
New American Standard Bible
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
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.
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.'
Themes
Dedication » Subjects of » Temple of solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Liberality » Instances of » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » A dwelling place of the lord
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 8:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Proclamation To The Assembly Of Israel
12
Then Solomon said,
“I have certainly built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell in forever.”
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13
He [is the one who] shall build a house for My
Exodus 15:17
“You will bring them [into the land of promise] and plant them on the mountain (Mt. Moriah in Jerusalem) of Your inheritance,
The place, O Lord, You have made for Your dwelling [among them],
The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.
Psalm 132:13-14
For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling place:
1 Chronicles 17:12
He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
1 Chronicles 22:10-11
He shall build a house for My Name (Presence). He shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish his royal throne over Israel forever.’
1 Chronicles 28:6
He said to me, ‘Solomon your son shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.
1 Chronicles 28:10
Consider this carefully, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be courageous and strong and do it.”
1 Chronicles 28:20
Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and take action; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor
2 Chronicles 6:2
“I have built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell forever.”
Psalm 78:68-69
But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader],
Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].
John 4:21-23
Jesus replied,
Acts 6:14
for we have heard him say that this Jesus the Nazarene will tear down this place and will change the traditions and customs which Moses handed down to us.”
Hebrews 8:5-13
They serve as a pattern and foreshadowing of [what has its true existence and reality in] the heavenly things (sanctuary). For when Moses was about to erect the tabernacle, he was warned by God, saying, “See that you make it all [exactly] according to the pattern which was shown to you on the mountain.”
Hebrews 9:11-12
But when Christ appeared as a High Priest of the good things to come [that is, true spiritual worship], He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not a part of this [material] creation.
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but [He entered] into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf;