1 Kings 8:15

15 He said, "1Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, 2who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying,

1 Kings 8:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:15

And he said, blessed be the Lord God of Israel
All praise and glory, honour and blessing, be ascribed to the Lord; who had afresh shown himself to be Israel's covenant God, by taking up his residence among them in the temple he had filled with his glory:

which spake with his mouth to David my father, and hath with his hand
fulfilled it;
who graciously promised him he should have a son that should build an house for him, and which he had by his power and providence faithfully performed; or rather which spake concerning David, so Noldius F24; for God did not speak with his mouth to David, but to Nathan, of him: saying; as follows.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 117. No. 596. So Sept.

1 Kings 8:15 In-Context

13 "I have surely built You a lofty house, A place for Your dwelling forever."
14 Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
15 He said, "Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying,
16 'Since the day that I brought My people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there, but I chose David to be over My people Israel.'
17 "Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD , the God of Israel.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 29:10, 20; Nehemiah 9:5; Luke 1:68
  • 2. 2 Samuel 7:12, 13; 1 Chronicles 22:10
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