1 Kings 8:18
 1 Kings 8:18 
New International Version (©2011)
But the LORD said to my father David, 'You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But the LORD told him, 'You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

English Standard Version (©2001)
But the LORD 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.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But the LORD said to my father David," Since it was your desire to build a temple for My name, you have done well to have this desire.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The LORD told my father David: 'Therefore, since you determined to build a temple for my name, you acted well, because it was your choice to do so.

NET Bible (©2006)
The LORD told my father David, 'It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
However, the LORD said to my father David, 'Since you had your heart set on building a temple for my name, your intentions were good.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the LORD said unto David my father, Since it was in your heart to build a house unto my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

American King James Version
And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build an house to my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

American Standard Version
But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to David my father: Whereas thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.

Darby Bible Translation
But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;

English Revised Version
But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:12-21 Solomon encouraged the priests, who were much astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should quicken us in fleeing for refuge to the hope of the gospel. Nothing can more reconcile us to them, than to consider what God has said, and to compare his word and works together. Whatever good we do, we must look on it as the performance of God's promise to us, not of our promises to him.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 18. - And the Lord said unto David my father [Not, perhaps, totidem verbis. The Divine approval was implied in 2 Samuel 7:11-16, and it may have been expressed at the same time. The narratives of Scripture are necessarily greatly condensed], Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord said unto David my father,.... By Nathan the prophet:

whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart; his design was good, and so far it was acceptable to the Lord, that he thought of such a thing, though it was not his pleasure that should do it, as follows.


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Solomon Praises the Lord
17And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 18And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build an house to my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19Nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son that shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house to my name. …

2 Samuel 7:3 Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you."
1 Kings 8:17 "My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
1 Kings 8:19 Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood--he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.'