Bible Strands
1 Kings 8:26
And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses God during the temple dedication prayer, immediately after recounting the covenant regarding David’s dynasty. He speaks from the altar, concluding his intercession for the sanctuary and the nation.
The words — The verse hinges on יֵאָ֤מֶן (ye.'A.men), translated literally as “let it be established,” paired with נָא (na’), a particle of earnest request. Solomon uses these terms to ask God to firmly validate the spoken promise.
The thread — This appeal to confirm a divine promise echoes the covenant language of 2 Samuel 7:25 and the throne promise context of 1 Kings 8:23. The phrase also resonates with the doxological affirmations found in Psalms 41:13.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to acknowledge that covenant promises depend on God’s active confirmation, not human achievement. It directs attention to divine faithfulness as the foundation for trust in future fulfillment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 7:25 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
- 1 Kings 8:23 and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
- Psalms 41:13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
- Psalms 119:49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
- Isaiah 41:17 The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Exodus 24:10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
- 1 Samuel 1:17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:9 Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
- Isaiah 45:3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
- Jeremiah 11:5 This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.