1 Kings 8:19 (LSB)

Passage

Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come forth from your loins, he shall build the house for My name.’

Nearby Context

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

1 Kings 8:18 But Yahweh said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

1 Kings 8:19 Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come forth from your loins, he shall build the house for My name.’

1 Kings 8:20 And Yahweh has established His word which He spoke; and I have been established in place of my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:21 And there I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of Yahweh, which He cut with our fathers when He brought them from the land of Egypt.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nevertheless", "shall", "build", "house", "come", "forth", and "loins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nevertheless" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "But Yahweh said to my father David..." into verse 20's "And Yahweh has established His word which...", so "nevertheless" and "shall" 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 "nevertheless" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.