World English Bible
1 Kings 8:13
“I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 8
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so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh.
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Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.
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The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
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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,
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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