"And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father." — 1 Kings 8:26

1 Kings 8:26 · KJV

“And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.”

— 1 Kings 8:26

Verse 25

Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. {fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight} {so that: Heb. only if}

Verse 27

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

1 Kings 8 — Context

Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled {it} with thine hand, as {it is} this day.

And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:25-29

And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish {it} for ever, and do as thou hast said.

Psalms 41:13

Blessed {be} the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Isaiah 41:17

{When} the poor and needy seek water, and {there is} none, {and} their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Psalms 119:49

ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

1 Kings 8:23

And he said, LORD God of Israel, {there is} no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:

Ezekiel 36:36-37

Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined {places, and} plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken {it}, and I will do {it}.

Exodus 24:10

And they saw the God of Israel: and {there was} under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in {his} clearness.

1 Samuel 1:17

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant {thee} thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

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