Bible Strands
1 Kings 8:13
I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses the gathered assembly of Israel at the temple dedication, reporting his fulfillment of the Lord’s prior declaration that He would dwell in a thick cloud.
The words — The Hebrew verb בָנִ֛יתִי (va.Ni.ti) translates literally as "I have built," paired with בֵּ֥ית זְבֻ֖ל (beit ze.Vul), meaning "a house of loftiness."
The thread — This claim of a permanent sanctuary aligns with the promise to establish a house for God’s Name in 2 Samuel 7:13 and recalls the prepared inheritance in Exodus 15:17 and the chosen home in Psalms 132:13.
Why it lands — The passage states Solomon’s completed construction of a fixed dwelling place, requiring the reader to acknowledge the text’s explicit framing of divine presence as localized rather than abstract.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 7:13 He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- Exodus 15:17 You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.
- Psalms 132:13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
- Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
- 1 Chronicles 17:12 He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10 He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:6 And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.
- 1 Chronicles 28:10 Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:20 David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
- 2 Chronicles 6:2 But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”