1 Kings 8:15 (DBY)

Passage

And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:13 I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

1 Kings 8:14 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.

1 Kings 8:15 And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

1 Kings 8:16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; but I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "blessed", "jehovah", "israel", "spoke", "mouth", "david", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "blessed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And the king turned his face and..." into verse 16's "Since the day that I brought forth...", so "said" and "blessed" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "blessed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.