“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
1 Kings 8:19 - Easy To Read Version But you are not the one that I have chosen to build the temple. Your son will build my temple!’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet you shall not build the house, but your son, who shall be born to you, shall build it to My Name [and My actively present Person]. American Standard Version (1901) nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. Common English Bible Nevertheless, you yourself won’t build that temple. Instead, your very own son will build the temple for my name.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, you shall not build a house for me. Instead, your son, who shall go forth from your loins, he himself shall build a house to my name.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Nevertheless thou shalt not build me a house: but thy son, that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name. |
“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
But the Lord said to my father David, ‘I know that you want very much to build a temple to honor me. And this is good that you want to build my temple.
God said, “Go and tell these things to my servant David: The Lord says, ‘David, you are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
The Lord said to me, ‘David, your son Solomon will build my temple {\cf2\super [301]} and the area around it. Why? Because I have chosen Solomon to be my son, and I will be his father. {\cf2\super [302]}