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24 It is you, Lord God,[a] who have kept your promise to my father, your servant David, that you made to him. Indeed, you made a commitment[b] to my father David and then personally fulfilled[c] what you had promised today.

25 “Now therefore, Lord God of Israel, keep your promise that you made[d] to my father, your servant David, when you said, ‘You will not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel,[e] if only your descendants will watch their lives,[f] to live[g] in my presence just as you have lived[h] in my presence.’[i]

26 “Now therefore, God of Israel, may your promise that you made[j] to your servant David my father be fulfilled…

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:24 The Heb. lacks It is you, Lord God
  2. 1 Kings 8:24 Lit. you spoke by your mouth
  3. 1 Kings 8:24 Lit. and by your hand full
  4. 1 Kings 8:25 Lit. spoke
  5. 1 Kings 8:25 Cf. 1King 2:4; 2Chr 7:18
  6. 1 Kings 8:25 Lit. ways
  7. 1 Kings 8:25 Lit. walk
  8. 1 Kings 8:25 Lit. walked
  9. 1 Kings 8:25 Or have walked before me
  10. 1 Kings 8:26 Lit. spoke