1 Kings 8:16
‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’1 Kings 8:16 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — 1 રાજાઓ ૮:૧૬
- એટલે, ‘હું મારા લોકો ઇઝરાયલીઓને મિસરમાંથી બહાર લઈ આવ્યો, તે દિવસથી મેં ઇઝરાયલના કોઈ કુળસમૂહના નગરમાંથી મારા માટે ભક્તિસ્થાન નક્કી કર્યુ નહોતું. પરંતુ લોકોના આગેવાન થવા માટે મેં દાઉદની પસંદગી કરી હતી.’”
- हिन्दी — 1 राजाओं ८:१६
- ‘जिस दिन से मैं अपनी प्रजा इस्राएल को मिस्र से निकाल लाया, तब से मैंने किसी इस्राएली गोत्र का कोई नगर नहीं चुना, जिसमें मेरे नाम के निवास के लिये भवन बनाया जाए; परन्तु मैंने दाऊद को चुन लिया, कि वह मेरी प्रजा इस्राएल का अधिकारी हो।’
In context
14The king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
15He said, “Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
16‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’
17“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
18But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
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