1 Kings 8:20

“And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.”

"And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel." - 1 Kings 8:20
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What does 1 Kings 8:20 mean?

1 Kings 8:20 (KJV) states, "And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel." This verse is a part of King…

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The Promise Fulfilled: Standing on the Faithfulness of God

In 1 Kings 8:20, we encounter a profound moment in Israel’s history, marked by the words spoken by Solomon: "And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have…

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Prayer of Gratitude for Divine Fulfillment and Promise

O Sovereign Lord, who reigns forever in glory and truth, we humbly come before You, our hearts filled with gratitude for Your diligent faithfulness, as echoed in 1 Kings 8:20. As it is proclaimed, "And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room…

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1 Kings 8:20 - "And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel."
1 Kings 20:8 - "And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent."
2 Kings 8:20 - "¶ In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves."
Daniel 8:20 - "The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia."
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1 Kings 20:16 - "And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him."
1 Chronicles 8:20 - "And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,"
1 Kings 20:24 - "And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:"
1 Kings 16:20 - "Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
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"¶ In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves." - 2 Kings 8:20
1 Kings 20:20 - "And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen."