1 Kings 8:26
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
1 Kings 8:26 in other translations
| BSB | And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David. |
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| WEB | “Now therefore, God of Israel, please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father. |
| ASV | Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. |
| YLT | ‘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. |
| DARBY | And now, OGod of Israel, let thy words, I pray thee, be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David my father. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou didst speak to thy servant David my father. |
What does 1 Kings 8:26 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-53
In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing his promises, should encourage us to depend upon them, and to plead them with him; and those who expect further mercies, must be thankful for former mercies. God's…
1 Kings 8:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 8:26
- 2 Samuel 7:25-29
And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: …
- Psalms 41:13
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
- 1 Kings 8:23
And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
- Psalms 119:49
ז ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
- Isaiah 41:17
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
- Exodus 24:10
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
- 1 Samuel 1:17
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
- Jeremiah 11:5
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 1:9
Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
- Ezekiel 36:36-37
Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it. Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
- Isaiah 45:3
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
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Context
- 1 Kings 8:25
Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
- 1 Kings 8:26
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
- 1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
1 Kings 8:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ahora pues, oh Dios de Israel, verifíquese tu palabra que dijiste á tu siervo David mi padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et maintenant, ô Dieu d’Israël, je te prie, que tes paroles, que tu as dites à ton serviteur David, mon père, soient fermes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und nun, Gott Israels, mögen sich doch deine Worte bewähren, die du zu deinem Knechte David, meinem Vater, geredet hast! - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et nunc Domine Deus Israël, firmentur verba tua quæ locutus es servo tuo David patri meo. |