1 Kings 8:18 (YLT)

Passage

and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:16 From the day that I brought out My people, even Israel, from Egypt, I have not fixed on a city out of all the tribes of Israel, to build a house for My name being there; and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.

1 Kings 8:17 `And it is with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,

1 Kings 8:18 and Jehovah saith unto David my father, Because that it hath been with thy heart to build a house for My name, thou hast done well that it hath been with thy heart;

1 Kings 8:19 only, thou dost not build the house, but thy son who is coming out from thy loins, he doth build the house for My name.

1 Kings 8:20 `And Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake, and I am risen up instead of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah spake, and build the house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "saith", "david", "father", "hath", "been", "heart", and "build". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And it is with the heart of..." into verse 19's "only thou dost not build the house...", so "jehovah" and "saith" 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 "jehovah" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.