1 Kings 8:13

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in,.... Turning himself from the priests and people, he quieted with a few words, he addressed the Lord; having built an house for him, for his worship and…

I have surely built thee a house - He was now fully convinced that the thing pleased God, and that he had taken this place for his settled habitation.

Here, I. Solomon encourages the priests, who came out of the temple from their ministration, much astonished at the dark cloud that overshadowed them. The disciples of Christ feared when they entered…

I have surely built thee a house to dwell in R.V. - a house of habitation," which is more literal, but not a more elegant rendering. The king sees that God has deigned to accept the house that has…