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1 Kings 8:24
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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.
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1 Kings 8:24 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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who have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day.
New Living Translation (NLT)
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You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today.
The Message Bible (MSG)
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You kept your word to David my father, your personal word. You did exactly what you promised - every detail. The proof is before us today!
American Standard Version (ASV)
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who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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You have kept your promise to my father David, your servant. With your mouth you promised it. With your hand you carried it out as it is today.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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You have kept what You promised to Your servant, my father David. You spoke directly [to him] and You fulfilled [Your promise] by Your power as it is today.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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You have kept your promise to my father David. He was your servant. With your mouth you made a promise. With your powerful hand you have made it come true. And today we can see it.
1 Kings 8:24 Meaning and Commentary
1 Kings 8:24
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou
promisedst him.
&c.] Concerning a son, his successor, and the builder of the temple:
thou, spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine
hand,
as it is this day; the temple being now finished by him, see ( 1 Kings 8:15 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
1 Kings 8:24 In-Context
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Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven
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and said: “LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.
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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.
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“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.’
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And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.
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