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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,
1 Kings 8:15 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB He said, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
  • KJV And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
  • NKJV And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying,
  • NASB He said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and fulfilled it with His hands, saying,
  • NLT “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father,

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Quick answer

Solomon blesses Yahweh for fulfilling by His hand what He had spoken to David. It underscores that God keeps His word.

Overview

Solomon's blessing centers on God's faithfulness: what He promised David with His mouth He accomplished with His hand. The completion of the temple is treated as proof that God's covenant word is reliable. This sets the theme for the whole prayer and reminds believers that every promise of God finds its yes in Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 25

  • Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
  • 1 Chr 29:10Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
  • Neh 9:5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
  • 1 Chr 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
  • Luke 1:70as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
  • 2 Chr 6:4and 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,
  • Ps 115:18But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!
  • Josh 21:45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
  • Luke 1:72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
  • 2 Chr 20:26On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
  • Isa 1:20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  • 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • Ps 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
  • 2 Sam 7:28–29And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
  • Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
  • Ps 138:2I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
  • Josh 23:15–16But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.
  • 2 Sam 7:25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
  • 2 Sam 7:5“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
  • Luke 1:54–55He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
  • 1 Chr 17:12He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
  • Matt 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  • Ps 117:1–2Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
  • 2 Sam 7:12–13And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
  • Ps 72:18–19Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

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Christ at the center

Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.

How 1 Kings 8:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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