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1 Kings 8:17

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

KJV

Voluitque David pater meus ædificare domum nomini Domini Dei Israël :

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τῆς καρδίας τοῦ πατρός μου οἰκοδομῆσαι οἶκον τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου θεοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֕י עִם לְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑/י לִ/בְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לְ/שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In this verse

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 251×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 7:2 — That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
  • 2Sam 7:3 — And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.