1 Kings 8:13 “I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell for…”

1 Kings 8:13

I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I have surely built thee an 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.”

American Standard Version

I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to abide in for euer.

Darby Translation

I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

Young's Literal Translation

I have surely built a house of habitation for Thee; a fixed place for Thine abiding to the ages.'

Bible in Basic English

So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

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Cross references

“surely built”

2 Samuel 7:13 1 Chronicles 17:12 1 Chronicles 28:6 1 Chronicles 28:10 1 Chronicles 28:20 2 Chronicles 6:2

2 Samuel 7:13 · BSB

He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

1 Chronicles 17:12 · BSB

He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

1 Chronicles 28:6 · BSB

And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.

1 Chronicles 28:10 · BSB

Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”

1 Chronicles 28:20 · BSB

David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the servi…

2 Chronicles 6:2 · BSB

But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

“a settled”

Hebrews 9:24 John 4:21–23 Acts 6:14 Hebrews 8:5–13 Psalm 78:68 Psalm 78:69

Hebrews 9:24 · BSB

For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

John 4:21–23 · BSB

“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

Acts 6:14 · BSB

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

Hebrews 8:5–13 · BSB

The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the…

Psalm 78:68 · BSB

But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

Psalm 78:69 · BSB

He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

Also

Exodus 15:17

Exodus 15:17 · BSB

You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance— the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

14And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

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