1 Kings 8:13 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 8:13

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

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ASV

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

WEB

I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

YLT

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

DBT

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

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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Psalms 132:14
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Matthew 23:21
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
2 Samuel 7:13
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Exodus 15:17
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

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In a long prayer he recommended to God's gracious acceptance all the prayers that should be made in or towards this place,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The house is thy own, entirely thy own, I have surely built it for thee, and furnished it for thee; it is for ever thy own, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever; it shall never be alienated nor converted to any other use; the ark shall never be removed from it, never unsettled again." It is Solomon's joy that God has taken possession; and it is his desire that he would keep possession.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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