Translations
Modern
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
Traditional
But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
Literal
And YHWH said to David my father, ‘Because that it was with your heart to build a house for My name, you did well in that it was with your heart.
Latin
…dixit Dominus ad eum: Quia hæc fuit voluntas tua, ut ædificares domum nomini meo, bene quidem fecisti hujuscemodi habere voluntatem:
Original
Hebrew
English
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Solomon God’s Name on His Temple Seeking the Lord The Tabernacle
Parallels
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Glossary
Topics
David: King of Israel: Prophecies Concerning Him and his Kingdom God: Faithfulness of Public Prayer: Solomon the First Temple: Solemnly Dedicated to God by Solomon