1 Kings 8:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁸ But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Since your heart was set on building a temple for my name, you have done well to have this desire.  ,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

Common English Bible

¹⁸ “But the LORD said to my father David, ‘It is very good that you thought to build a temple for my name.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ But the Lord said to my father David: 'Since you have planned in your heart to build a house to my name, you have done well by considering this plan in your mind.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And the Lord said to David my father: Whereas thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.

1 Kings 8:18 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 7:3

So Nathan told the king, ‘Go and do all that is on your mind, for the Lord is with you.’

1 Kings 8:17

My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the  Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:19

Yet you are not the one to build it; instead, your son, your own offspring, will build it for my name.’

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.