Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,(A) go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

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Then Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your (A)heart, for the Lord is with you.”

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17 “My father David had it in his heart(A) to build a temple(B) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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17 Now (A)it was in the heart of my father David to build a [a]temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:17 Lit. house, and so in vv. 18–20

David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart(A) to build(B) a house for the Name(C) of the Lord my God.

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And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, (A)it was in my mind to build a house (B)to the name of the Lord my God;

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King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart(A) to build a house as a place of rest(B) for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool(C) of our God, and I made plans to build it.(D)

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Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people: (A)I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for (B)the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it.

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“My father David had it in his heart(A) to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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Now (A)it was in the heart of my father David to build a [a]temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:7 Lit. house, and so in vv. 8–10

10 Whatever(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(B) for in the realm of the dead,(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(D)

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10 (A)Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your (B)might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.

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