1 Kings 8:13 (YLT)

Passage

I have surely built a house of habitation for Thee; a fixed place for Thine abiding to the ages.'

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:11 and the priests have not been able to stand to minister because of the cloud, for the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of Jehovah.

1 Kings 8:12 Then said Solomon, `Jehovah hath said to dwell in thick darkness;

1 Kings 8:13 I have surely built a house of habitation for Thee; a fixed place for Thine abiding to the ages.'

1 Kings 8:14 And the king turneth round his face, and blesseth the whole assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel is standing.

1 Kings 8:15 And he saith, `Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of Israel, who spake by His mouth with David my father, and by His hand hath fulfilled <FI>it<Fi> , saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "surely", "built", "house", "habitation", "thee", "fixed", "place", and "thine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "surely" and "built", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Then said Solomon Jehovah hath said to..." into verse 14's "And the king turneth round his face...", so "surely" 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 "surely" and "built" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.