Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 8:26
Please keep this promise you made to your servant David.
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- CondensedParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
Now Lord God of Israel,please confirm what you promisedto your servant, my father David.
Now Lord God of Israel,please confirm what you promisedto your servant, my father David.
Hebrew Names Version
Now therefore, God of Yisra'el, Please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.
Now therefore, God of Yisra'el, Please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.
King James Version
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
English Standard Version
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.
New Century Version
Now, God of Israel, please continue to keep that promise you made to your servant David, my father.
Now, God of Israel, please continue to keep that promise you made to your servant David, my father.
New English Translation
Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.
Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.
Amplified Bible
"Now, O God of Israel, please let Your word which You have spoken to Your servant David my father be confirmed.
"Now, O God of Israel, please let Your word which You have spoken to Your servant David my father be confirmed.
New American Standard Bible
"Now then, God of Israel, let Your words, please, be confirmed, which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
"Now then, God of Israel, let Your words, please, be confirmed, which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And nowe, O God of Israel, I pray thee, let thy worde be verified, which thou spakest vnto thy seruant Dauid my father.
And nowe, O God of Israel, I pray thee, let thy worde be verified, which thou spakest vnto thy seruant Dauid my father.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, O God of Israel, let Your word truly endure which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
So now, O God of Israel, let Your word truly endure which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now therefore, God of Isra'el, please let your word, which you spoke to your servant David, my father, be confirmed.
Now therefore, God of Isra'el, please let your word, which you spoke to your servant David, my father, be confirmed.
Darby Translation
And now, O God of Israel, let thy words, I pray thee, be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David my father.
And now, O God of Israel, let thy words, I pray thee, be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David my father.
Easy-to-Read Version
Again, God of Israel, I ask you to keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David.
Again, God of Israel, I ask you to keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David.
George Lamsa Translation
And now, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast sworn to thy servant David my father.
And now, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast sworn to thy servant David my father.
Good News Translation
So now, O God of Israel, let everything come true that you promised to my father David, your servant.
So now, O God of Israel, let everything come true that you promised to my father David, your servant.
Lexham English Bible
So then, O God of Israel, please let your word be confirmed which you have promised to your servant David my father.
So then, O God of Israel, please let your word be confirmed which you have promised to your servant David my father.
Literal Translation
And now, O God of Israel, let it be established, I beseech You, Your Word which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
And now, O God of Israel, let it be established, I beseech You, Your Word which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now thou God of Israel, let yi worde be verified, which thou hast promysed vnto my father Dauid thy seruaunt.
Now thou God of Israel, let yi worde be verified, which thou hast promysed vnto my father Dauid thy seruaunt.
American Standard Version
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
Bible in Basic English
So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.
So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And now O God of Israel, let thy word be verified which thou spakest vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father.
And now O God of Israel, let thy word be verified which thou spakest vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Thy word, I pray Thee, be verified, which Thou didst speak unto Thy servant David my father.
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Thy word, I pray Thee, be verified, which Thou didst speak unto Thy servant David my father.
King James Version (1611)
And now, O God of Israel, let thy worde (I pray thee) bee verified, which thou spakest vnto thy seruant Dauid my father.
And now, O God of Israel, let thy worde (I pray thee) bee verified, which thou spakest vnto thy seruant Dauid my father.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now, O Lord God of Israel, let, I pray thee, thy word to David my father be confirmed.
And now, O Lord God of Israel, let, I pray thee, thy word to David my father be confirmed.
English Revised Version
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
Berean Standard Bible
And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.
And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now, Lord God of Israel, thi wordis be maad stidfast, whiche thou spakist to thi seruaunt Dauid, my fadir.
And now, Lord God of Israel, thi wordis be maad stidfast, whiche thou spakist to thi seruaunt Dauid, my fadir.
Young's Literal Translation
`And now, O God of Israel, let it be established, I pray Thee, Thy word which Thou hast spoken to Thy servant, David my father.
`And now, O God of Israel, let it be established, I pray Thee, Thy word which Thou hast spoken to Thy servant, David my father.
Update Bible Version
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word, I pray you, be verified, which you spoke to your slave David my father.
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word, I pray you, be verified, which you spoke to your slave David my father.
Webster's Bible Translation
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou didst speak to thy servant David my father.
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou didst speak to thy servant David my father.
World English Bible
Now therefore, God of Israel, Please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.
Now therefore, God of Israel, Please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.
New King James Version
And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father.
And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father.
New Living Translation
Now, O God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father.
Now, O God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father.
New Life Bible
O God of Israel, let Your Word be made sure, which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
O God of Israel, let Your Word be made sure, which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
New Revised Standard
Therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you promised to your servant my father David.
Therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you promised to your servant my father David.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, O God of Israel, - verified be thy word, I pray thee, which thou didst speak to thy servant, David my father.
Now, therefore, O God of Israel, - verified be thy word, I pray thee, which thou didst speak to thy servant, David my father.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy words be established, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David, my father.
And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy words be established, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David, my father.
Revised Standard Version
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.
THE MESSAGE
O God of Israel, let this all happen; confirm and establish it!
O God of Israel, let this all happen; confirm and establish it!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Your word, I pray, be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
"Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Your word, I pray, be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.
Contextual Overview
22 Solomon stood facing the altar with everyone standing behind him. Then he lifted his arms toward heaven 23 and prayed: Lord God of Israel, no other god in heaven or on earth is like you! You never forget the agreement you made with your people, and you are loyal to anyone who faithfully obeys your teachings. 24 My father David was your servant, and today you have kept every promise you made to him. 25 Lord God of Israel, you promised my father that someone from his family would always be king of Israel, if they do their best to obey you, just as he did. 26 Please keep this promise you made to your servant David. 27 There's not enough room in all of heaven for you, Lord God. How could you possibly live on earth in this temple I have built? 28 But I ask you to answer my prayer. 29 This is the temple where you have chosen to be worshiped. Please watch over it day and night and listen when I turn toward it and pray. 30 I am your servant, and the people of Israel belong to you. So whenever any of us look toward this temple and pray, answer from your home in heaven and forgive our sins. 31 Suppose someone accuses a person of a crime, and the accused has to stand in front of the altar in your temple and say, "I swear I am innocent!"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
And now: 1 Kings 8:23, Exodus 24:10, 1 Samuel 1:17, Psalms 41:13, Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 45:3
let thy word: 2 Samuel 7:25-29, 2 Chronicles 1:9, Psalms 119:49, Jeremiah 11:5, Ezekiel 36:36, Ezekiel 36:37
Reciprocal: Judges 9:46 - an hold Matthew 6:7 - repetitions
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified,.... Truly made good, and punctually performed:
which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father; the same request in other words, repeated to show his ardent and vehement desire to have it fulfilled.
