1 Kings 8:19 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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,

1 Kings 8:21 and set there a place for the ark, where <FI>is<Fi> the covenant of Jehovah which He made with our fathers in His bringing them out from the land of Egypt.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "thou", "dost", "build", "house", "coming", "loins", and "doth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "and Jehovah saith unto David my father..." into verse 20's "And Jehovah doth establish His word which...", so "only" and "thou" 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 "only" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.