1 Kings 8:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.”
1 Kings 8:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh has established his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.”
1 Kings 8:20 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.”
1 Kings 8:20 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake, and I am risen up instead of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah spake, and build the house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,”
1 Kings 8:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah has performed his word which he spoke; and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and I have built the house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.”
1 Kings 8:20 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord hath made good his worde that he spake: and I am risen vp in the roume of Dauid my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and haue built the house for the Name of the Lord God of Israel.”
1 Kings 8:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:20 in Context — 1 Kings 8
18 Mas o SENHOR disse a Davi meu pai: Quanto a haver tu tido no coração edificar casa a meu nome, bem fizeste em ter tal vontade;
19 Porém tu não edificarás a casa, mas sim teu filho que sairá de teus lombos, ele edificará casa a meu nome.
20 E o SENHOR verificou sua palavra que havia dito; que me levantei eu em lugar de Davi meu pai, e sentei-me no trono de Israel, como o SENHOR havia dito, e edifiquei a casa ao nome do SENHOR Deus de Israel.
21 E pus nela lugar para a arca, na qual está o pacto do SENHOR, que ele fez com nossos pais quando os tirou da terra do Egito.
22 Logo Salomão se pôs diante do altar do SENHOR, na presença de toda a congregação de Israel; e estendeu suas mãos para os céus,
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What Does 1 Kings 8:20 Mean?
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