1 Kings 8:13 (DRB)

Passage

Building, I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:11 And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

1 Kings 8:12 Then Solomon said: The Lord said that he would dwell in a cloud.

1 Kings 8:13 Building, I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever.

1 Kings 8:14 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.

1 Kings 8:15 And Solomon said: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David, my father, and with his own hands hath accomplished it, saying:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "building", "built", "house", "dwelling", "most", "firm", "throne", and "ever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "building" and "built", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Then Solomon said The Lord said that..." into verse 14's "And the king turned his face and...", so "building" and "built" 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 "building" and "built" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.