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 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:
16 Depuis le jour où j’ai fait sortir d’Égypte mon peuple d’Israël, je n’ai point choisi de ville parmi toutes les tribus d’Israël pour qu’il y fût bâti une maison où résidât mon nom, mais j’ai choisi David pour qu’il régnât sur mon peuple d’Israël!
17 David, mon père, avait l’intention de bâtir une maison au nom de l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
18 Et l’Éternel dit à David, mon père: Puisque tu as eu l’intention de bâtir une maison à mon nom, tu as bien fait d’avoir eu cette intention.
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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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