Bible Strands
1 Kings 8:20
Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses the gathered elders and tribes of Israel at the temple dedication, declaring his succession to David and the completion of the sanctuary.
The words — The verb יָקֵם (yaqem, "established/fulfilled") denotes Yahweh's action regarding the spoken promise, while אָקַמְתִּי תַחַת (aqamti tachat, "I have arisen in place of") marks Solomon's physical and political succession to David.
The thread — This fulfillment motif appears in 1 Kings 8:15 where Solomon begins the blessing, 1 Chronicles 28:5 where Yahweh chooses Solomon to sit on the throne, and Nehemiah 9:8 which recalls the covenant made with the patriarchs.
Why it lands — The text asserts that the temple's construction is the direct execution of a divine promise rather than a human achievement, requiring the reader to acknowledge God's reliability before engaging in worship.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 28:5 And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
- 1 Kings 8:15 and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
- Nehemiah 9:8 You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- Jeremiah 29:10 For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
- Ezekiel 12:25 because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Ezekiel 37:14 I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”
- Micah 7:20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
- Romans 4:21 being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
- Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.