17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
17 "My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of 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.
17 "My father David had it in his heart to build a Temple honoring the Name of God, the God of Israel.
17 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
17 Then Solomon said, "My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 8:17
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:12-21
(Read 1 Kings 8:12-21)
Solomon encouraged the priests, who were much astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should quicken us in fleeing for refuge to the hope of the gospel. Nothing can more reconcile us to them, than to consider what God has said, and to compare his word and works together. Whatever good we do, we must look on it as the performance of God's promise to us, not of our promises to him.