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Bible in Basic English

Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.

New American Standard Bible

Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

King James Version

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

Holman Bible

Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself,

International Standard Version

Now Solomon was determined to build a temple dedicated to the Name of the LORD as well as his own royal palace.

A Conservative Version

Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

American Standard Version

Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Amplified

Now Solomon decided to build a house (temple) for the Name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself.

Darby Translation

And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Julia Smith Translation

And Solomon will say to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

King James 2000

And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Solomon planned to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a {royal palace for himself}.

Modern King James verseion

And Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom:

NET Bible

Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.

New Heart English Bible

Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

The Emphasized Bible

Then Solomon gave word to build a house for the Name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Webster

And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

World English Bible

Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Solomon saith to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Solomon
שׁלמה 
Sh@lomoh 
Usage: 293

to build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

for the name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

of the Lord

Usage: 0

and an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

Verse Info

Context Readings

Solomon Petitions The King Of Tyre

1 Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king. 2 And Solomon had seventy thousand men numbered for transport, and eighty thousand for cutting stone in the mountains, and three thousand, six hundred as overseers.


Cross References

1 Kings 5:5

And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.

Deuteronomy 12:5

But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then there will be a place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place for his name, and there you will take all the things which I give you orders to take: your burned offerings and other offerings, and the tenth part of your goods, and the offerings to be lifted up, and the offerings of your oaths which you make to the Lord;

Deuteronomy 28:58

If you will not take care to do all the words of this law, recorded in this book, honouring that name of glory and of fear, THE LORD YOUR GOD;

1 Kings 7:1

Solomon was thirteen years building a house for himself till it was complete.

1 Kings 8:18

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;

1 Kings 8:20

And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 9:1

Now when Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all Solomon's desires, which he had in mind were effected;

1 Chronicles 22:10

He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.

Matthew 6:9-10

Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

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