Parallel Verses

Amplified


“I have certainly built You a lofty house,
A place for You 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."

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.'

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 [of the cloud].
13 
“I have certainly built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell in forever.”
14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.


Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13

He [is the one who] shall build a house for My Name and My Presence, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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 abandon you [but will guide you in the construction] until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

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, “Woman, believe Me, a time is coming [when God’s kingdom comes] when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

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;

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