1 Kings 8:18 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

ASV Byzantine Text

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:

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe Angraeng mah kampa David khaeah, Kaih ih ahmin ohhaih im sak hanah palung thungah na poek pongah, kahoih hmuen to na sak boeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae BOEIPA loh a pa David te, 'Kai ming la im sak ham na thinko ah a om bangla na thinko ah a om ham khaw then.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae BOEIPA loh a pa David te, 'Kai ming la im sak ham na thinko ah a om bangla na thinko ah a om ham khaw then.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A olelo mai la hoi o Iehova ia Davida ko'u makuakane, No ka mea, maloko aku no o kou naau e kukulu i hale no ko'u inoa, he pono oe i kou manao ana pela iloko ou.

English Berean Standard Bible

But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, Seyè a te di l': Ou byen fèt gen lide bati yon tanp pou mwen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

et ait Dominus ad David patrem meum: Quod cogitasti in corde tuo ædificare domum nomini meo, bene fecisti, hoc ipsum mente tractans.

Bible in Basic English

But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et l’ Éternel dit à David, mon père : Puisque tu as eu à cœur de bâtir une maison pour mon nom, tu as bien fait de l’avoir eu à cœur ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Ale Hospodin řekl Davidovi otci mému: Ačkoli jsi uložil v srdci svém stavěti dům jménu mému, a dobře jsi učinil, žes to myslil v srdci svém:

Kosraean Bible

tuh pa LEUM GOD El fahk nu sel, ‘Pwaye sum in lungse musaela sie tempul nu sik,

World Portuguese Bible

Mas o SENHOR disse a Davi, meu pai: ‘Como estava no seu coração construir uma casa para o meu nome, você fez bem em ter isso no coração.

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi DOMNUL i-a spus lui David, tatăl meu: Deoarece a fost în inima ta să construieşti o casă numelui meu, ai făcut bine că aceasta a fost în inima ta.

Brenton English Septuagint

And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it came into thine heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it came upon thine heart.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထာဝရဘုရားက`ငါသည်သင်၏အကြံ အစည်ကိုနှစ်သက်တော်မူ၏။-

Darby 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;

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und Jehova sprach zu meinem Vater David: Weil es in deinem Herzen gewesen ist, meinem Namen ein Haus zu bauen, so hast du wohlgetan, daß es in deinem Herzen gewesen ist.

Dutch Bible 1917

Maar de HEERE zeide tot David, mijn vader: Dewijl dat in uw hart geweest is Mijn Naam een huis te bouwen, gij hebt welgedaan, dat het in uw hart geweest is.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar Jahweh sprak tot mijn vader David: “Het was goed van U, het plan op te vatten, om een tempel te bouwen voor mijn Naam.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma il Signore disse a Davide, mio padre: Quant'è a quello che tu hai avuto in cuore di edificare una Casa al mio Nome, bene hai fatto di averlo avuto in cuore ;

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord said vnto Dauid my father, Where as it was in thine heart to build an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well, that thou wast so minded:

Danish Bible 1931

men HERREN sagde til min Fader David: At du har i Sinde at bygge mit Navn et Hus, er ret af dig;

Leeser Tanakh

But the Lord said unto 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:

JPS TaNaKH 1917

But the LORD 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;

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nhưng Đức Giê-hô-va có phán với Đa-vít, cha ta, rằng: Khi ngươi có ý xây đền cho danh ta, thì lấy làm thậm phải;

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kia Tevita ko ʻeku tamai, ‘Koeʻuhiā naʻe ʻi ho loto ia ke ke langa ha fale ki hoku huafa, naʻe lelei koe ʻi hoʻo loto ke fai ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Mais l'Éternel dit à David mon père: Quand tu as eu le dessein de bâtir une maison à mon nom, tu as bien fait de former ce dessein.

Esperanto Bible

Sed la Eternulo diris al mia patro David: Intencante konstrui domon al Mia nomo, vi agis bone, havante tian intencon;

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et l’Éternel dit à David, mon père: Puisque tu as eu l’intention de bâtir une maison à mon nom, tu as bien fait d’avoir eu cette intention.

German Luther Bible 1912

aber der HERR sprach zu meinem Vater David: Daß du im Sinn hast, meinem Namen ein Haus zu bauen, hast du wohl getan, daß du dir solches vornahmst.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it came into your heart to build a house to my name, you did well that it came upon your heart.

British English Septuagint 2012

And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it came into your heart to build a house to my name, you did well that it came upon your heart.

Majority Standard BIble

But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

Webster Bible

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.

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:

Italian Riveduta Bible

ma l’Eterno disse a Davide mio padre: Quanto all’aver tu avuto in cuore di costruire una casa al mio nome, hai fatto bene ad aver questo in cuore;

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mais le SEIGNEUR dit à David mon père : “Puisque tu as eu à cœur de bâtir une maison pour mon nom, tu as bien fait de l'avoir à cœur.

Reina Valera 1909

Mas Jehová dijo á David mi padre: Cuanto á haber tú tenido en el corazón edificar casa á mi nombre, bien has hecho en tener tal voluntad;

Spanish BLL

Pero Yahvé le dijo: “Hiciste muy bien en querer construir un templo en mi honor.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Pero Yahvé dijo a David mi padre: «Cuanto a haber tenido en tu corazón el edificar casa a mi nombre, bien has hecho en tener tal deseo.

Croatian Bible

ali mu Jahve reče: 'Naumio si podići Dom mojem Imenu, i dobro učini,

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali Gospod reče Davidu, ocu mom: Što si naumio sazidati dom imenu mom, dobro si učinio što si to naumio;

German Textbibel

aber Jahwe sprach zu meinem Vater David: Daß du dir vorgenommen hast, meinem Namen einen Tempel zu bauen, an diesem Entschluss hast du wohlgethan.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it came into thy heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it came upon thy heart.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔י יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיָה֙ עִם־לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ לִבְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י הֱטִיבֹ֔תָ כִּ֥י הָיָ֖ה עִם־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃