1 Kings 8:26

²⁴ 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.

²⁵ Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

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

²⁷ But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

²⁸ Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.
KJV: And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
WEB: “Now therefore, God of Israel, please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.
ASV: Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
DARBY: And now, O God of Israel, let thy words, I pray thee, be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David my father.
BLB: And now, O God of Israel, let be proven faithful, please, Your word, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father.

ÅB: Så la nå, Israels Gud, de ord bli sannhet som du har talt til din tjener David, min far.
OTB: Nå da, Israels Gud, la Ditt ord bli bekreftet, som Du har talt til Din tjener, min far David.
B1930: Så la nu, Israels Gud, de ord bli sannhet som du har talt til din tjener David, min far.

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Original text and word study

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2 Samuel 7:25–29
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
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Psalms 41:13
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
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1 Kings 8:23
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
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Psalms 119:49
Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
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Isaiah 41:17
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
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Exodus 24:10
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
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1 Samuel 1:17
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
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Jeremiah 11:5
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
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