1 Kings 8:18

WEB

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.

KJV

¹⁸And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

BSB

¹⁸But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

FBV

¹⁸But the Lord told my father David, ‘You had the desire to build a Temple to honor me, and it was good that you really wanted to do this.

Extra References

2 Chronicles 6:7-9

⁷Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. ⁸But 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; ⁹nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’

2 Corinthians 8:12

¹²For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.