1 Kings 8:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the Name [the Presence] of the Lord, the God of Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the LORD, Israel’s God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And my father David wanted to build a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And David my father would have built a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 Cross References

1 Kings 8:18

But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;

1 Chronicles 22:7

David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2

Then King David rose to his feet and said: “Hear me, my brethren and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God; and I made preparations for building.

Psalm 132:5

until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”