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1 Kings 8:24

1 Kings 8:24
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him..... Concerning a son, his successor, and the builder of the temple:

thou, spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Who has kept with thy servant David - This is in reference to Sa2 7:13, where God promises to David that Solomon shall build a house for the name of the Lord. The temple being now completed, this…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 8:22-53

Solomon having made a general surrender of this house to God, which God had signified his acceptance of by taking possession, next follows Solomon's prayer, in which he makes a more particular…

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