18But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:


In Context

15 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

16 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.

17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

18 But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

19 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

20 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 8:18 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:18But the Lord said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a temple for my Name, you did well to have this in your heart.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the Lord said to David my father: Whereas thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:18But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:18But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:18And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:18But Yahweh said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:18and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:18And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build an house to my name, you did well that it was in your heart.