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1 Kings 9:3

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1 Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,

2 the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

4 And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

5 then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
KJV
And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
WEB
The LORD said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before me. I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
ASV
And Jehovah said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
DARBY
And Jehovah said to him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication which thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
BLB
And YHWH said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me. I have consecrated this house that you have built to put My Name there even to forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there all the days.
ÅB
Og Herren sa til ham: Jeg har hørt din bønn og ydmyke begjæring som du bar fram for mitt åsyn; jeg har helliget dette hus som du har bygget, så jeg lar mitt navn bo der til evig tid, og mine øyne og mitt hjerte skal være der alle dager.
OTB
Og Herren sa til ham, "Jeg har hørt din bønn og din bønnfallelse som du har gjort for Meg; Jeg har helliget dette huset som du har bygget, ved å sette Mitt navn der for alltid, og Mine øyne og Mitt hjerte vil være der alltid.
B1930
Og Herren sa til ham: Jeg har hørt din bønn og ydmyke begjæring som du bar frem for mitt åsyn; jeg har helliget dette hus som du har bygget, så jeg lar mitt navn bo der til evig tid, og mine øine og mitt hjerte skal være der alle dager.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 8:29

    May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.

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  • 2 Kings 20:5

    “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.

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  • Psalms 10:17

    You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

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  • 1 John 5:14

    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:12

    It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.

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  • Psalms 116:1

    I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:40

    Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

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  • Psalms 132:13–14

    For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

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