Wisdom 9:8
Good News Translation
You told me to build a temple on your sacred mountain, an altar in Jerusalem, the city you chose as your home. It is a copy of that temple in heaven, which you prepared at the beginning.

New Revised Standard Version
You have given command to build a temple on your holy mountain, and an altar in the city of your habitation, a copy of the holy tent that you prepared from the beginning.

Contemporary English Version
and here, on your holy mountain in the city where you live, you have commanded me to build an altar and a temple, just like that sacred temple you made at the beginning.

New American Bible
You have bid me build a temple on your holy mountain and an altar in the city that is your dwelling place, a copy of the holy tabernacle which you had established from of old.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And hast commanded me to build a temple on thy holy mount, and an altar in the city of thy dwelling place, a resemblance of thy holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And hast commanded me to build a temple on thy holy mount, and an altar in the city of thy dwelling place, a resemblance of thy holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning:

Wisdom 9:6
For if one be perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded.

Wisdom 9:7
Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters:

Wisdom 9:9
And thy wisdom with thee, which knoweth thy works, which then also was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was agreeable to thy eyes, and what was right in thy commandments.

Wisdom 9:10
Send her out of thy holy heaven, and from the throne of thy majesty, that she may be with me, and may labour with me, that I may know what is acceptable with thee:

Context
Wisdom 9
7Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: 8And hast commanded me to build a temple on thy holy mount, and an altar in the city of thy dwelling place, a resemblance of thy holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning: 9And thy wisdom with thee, which knoweth thy works, which then also was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was agreeable to thy eyes, and what was right in thy commandments.…
Cross References
Wisdom 9:6
For if one be perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded.

Wisdom 9:7
Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters:

Wisdom 9:9
And thy wisdom with thee, which knoweth thy works, which then also was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was agreeable to thy eyes, and what was right in thy commandments.

Wisdom 9:10
Send her out of thy holy heaven, and from the throne of thy majesty, that she may be with me, and may labour with me, that I may know what is acceptable with thee:



(Wisd. of Sol. Solomon W Wis)

Wisdom 9:7
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