1 Kings 8:16
‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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 an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
‘Since the day that I brought 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.’
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Since
- 2 Samuel 7:6, 7; 2 Chronicles 6:5–11
- I chose
- 1 Chronicles 17:5, 6; Psalm 132:13
- my name
- 1 Kings 8:29; 1 Kings 11:36; Deuteronomy 12:11; 2 Kings 23:27; Nehemiah 1:9; Jeremiah 7:12
- I chose David
- 1 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Chronicles 28:4; Psalm 78:70; Psalm 89:19, 20