1 Kings 8:26

26 And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.

1 Kings 8:26 in Other Translations

26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

26 Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.

26 Now, O God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father.

26 God of Israel, let this all happen; confirm and establish it!

26 Now Lord God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.

1 Kings 8:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:26

And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be
verified
Truly made good, and punctually performed:

which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father;
the same request in other words, repeated to show his ardent and vehement desire to have it fulfilled.

1 Kings 8:26 In-Context

24 You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it—as it is today.

25 “Now LORD, the God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful in all they do to walk before me faithfully as you have done.’

26 And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.

27 “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

28 Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Samuel 7:25