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Monday, July 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling

1 Koningen 8:18

heeft de Heer tot mijn vader David gezegd: Dat het in uw hart was voor mijn naam een huis te bouwen--het was goed van u dat het in uw hart was.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Liberality;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Building;   Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Psalms, Theology of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - God;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Tabernacles, Feast of;  

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
maar de Heer sprak tot mijnen vader David: Gij hebt in den zin gehad mijnen naam een huis te bouwen, en gij hebt wl gedaan, dat gij dat voorhadt;
Staten Vertaling
Maar de HEERE zeide tot David, mijn vader: Dewijl dat in uw hart geweest is Mijn Naam een huis te bouwen, gij hebt welgedaan, dat het in uw hart geweest is.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whereas: 2 Chronicles 6:7-9, 2 Corinthians 8:12

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:3 - all that 1 Chronicles 28:2 - I had in mine heart 2 Chronicles 1:11 - this was 2 Chronicles 2:1 - for the name 2 Chronicles 2:4 - build 2 Chronicles 6:8 - thou didst well Romans 1:15 - so Philippians 4:14 - ye have James 2:8 - ye do

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto David my father,.... By Nathan the prophet:

whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart; his design was good, and so far it was acceptable to the Lord, that he thought of such a thing, though it was not his pleasure that should do it, as follows.


 
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