1 Kings 8:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.”

1 Kings 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.””

1 Kings 8:13 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 8:13 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 Kings 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 8:13 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

1 Kings 8:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:13 in Context — 1 Kings 8

11 Les sacrificateurs ne purent pas y rester pour faire le service, à cause de la nuée; car la gloire de l’Éternel remplissait la maison de l’Éternel.

12 Alors Salomon dit: L’Éternel veut habiter dans l’obscurité!

13 J’ai bâti une maison qui sera ta demeure, un lieu où tu résideras éternellement!

14 Le roi tourna son visage, et bénit toute l’assemblée d’Israël; et toute l’assemblée d’Israël était debout.

15 Et il dit: Béni soit l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, qui a parlé de sa bouche à David, mon père, et qui accomplit par sa puissance ce qu’il avait déclaré en disant:

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What Does 1 Kings 8:13 Mean?

1 Kings 8:13 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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