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Bible in Basic English

But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

New American Standard Bible

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

King James Version

And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

Holman Bible

But the Lord said to my father David,
“Since it was your desire to build a temple for My name,
you have done well to have this desire.

International Standard Version

The LORD told my father David:

A Conservative Version

But LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou did well that it was in thy heart.

American Standard Version

But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

Amplified

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you did well, in that it was in your heart.

Darby Translation

But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to David my father, Because it was with thy heart to build a house for my name, it was good it was with thy heart

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto David my father, Since it was in your heart to build a house unto my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

but Yahweh said to David my father, 'Because {you desired} to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was within your heart.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to my father David, Because it was in your heart to build a house to My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But the LORD God said unto David my father, 'In that it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well, that thou wast so minded.

NET Bible

The Lord told my father David, 'It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

New Heart English Bible

But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart;

Webster

And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart.

World English Bible

But Yahweh said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

יען 
Ya`an 
Usage: 96

it was in thine heart
לבב 
Lebab 
Usage: 251

to build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

unto my name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

thou didst well
טוב 
Towb 
Usage: 31

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Solomon's Address To The People

17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name; 19 But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.



Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:7-9

Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.

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