Parallel Verses
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.
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.'
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
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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, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
13
Phrases
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
You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O LORD, which you have made for your abode, 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 a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
1 Chronicles 22:10-11
He shall build a house for my name. He shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.'
1 Chronicles 28:6
He said to me, 'It is Solomon your son who 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
Be careful now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it."
1 Chronicles 28:20
Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever."
Psalm 78:68-69
but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.
John 4:21-23
Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
Acts 6:14
for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us."
Hebrews 8:5-13
They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain."
Hebrews 9:11-12
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation)
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.