1 Kings 8:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.”
1 Kings 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’”
1 Kings 8:16 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.”
1 Kings 8:16 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“From the day that I brought out My people, even Israel, from Egypt, I have not fixed on a city out of all the tribes of Israel, to build a house for My name being there; and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.”
1 Kings 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; but I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.”
1 Kings 8:16 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no citie of all the tribes of Israel, to builde an house that my name might be there: but I haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israel.”
1 Kings 8:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:16 in Context — 1 Kings 8
14 Y volviendo el rey su rostro, bendijo á toda la congregación de Israel; y toda la congregación de Israel estaba en pie.
15 Y dijo: Bendito sea Jehová Dios de Israel, que habló de su boca á David mi padre, y con su mano lo ha cumplido, diciendo:
16 Desde el día que saqué mi pueblo Israel de Egipto, no he escogido ciudad de todas las tribus de Israel para edificar casa en la cual estuviese mi nombre, aunque escogí á David para que presidiese en mi pueblo Israel.
17 Y David mi padre tuvo en el corazón edificar casa al nombre de Jehová Dios de Israel.
18 Mas Jehová dijo á David mi padre: Cuanto á haber tú tenido en el corazón edificar casa á mi nombre, bien has hecho en tener tal voluntad;
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What Does 1 Kings 8:16 Mean?
1 Kings 8:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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