World English Bible
""Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel."
— 1 Kings 8:17, World English Bible
“And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.”
“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel. ”
“Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.”
“And David, my father, would have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel:”
“Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.”
“And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.”
The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
He said, "Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
'Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.'
"Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
But Yahweh 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.
Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.'
Yahweh has established his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.