The Meaning of 1 Kings 8:15 Explained

1 Kings 8:15

KJV: And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

YLT: And he saith, 'Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, who spake by His mouth with David my father, and by His hand hath fulfilled it, saying,

Darby: And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

ASV: And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

Discover 1 Kings 8:15

CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 8:15?

MEANING: What does 1 Kings 8:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Kings 8:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Kings 8:15?

What is the context of 1 Kings 8:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled [it], saying,

What does 1 Kings 8:15 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 8:12-21 - The Builder's Dedication Address

Solomon, standing on the great platform within, view of the vast, thronging multitudes, recited tie steps that had led them to that illustrious hour. His whole speech was of God's dealings. Why do we not speak of God more often, as the most important factor in life! It is a blessed thing to trace the connection between what God has promised and what He has fulfilled, 1 Kings 8:15. "The Lord hath performed His word that He spoke," 1 Kings 8:20. Many of us could say that, and we ought to say it.

Solomon brought out clearly in this address that God took account of David's good intentions. "Thou didst well that it was in thine heart," 1 Kings 8:18. Circumstances may prevent the execution of a desire and a purpose with which, years ago, our hearts were filled. God, however, will never forget it, and will see that the project is carried out in some other way-perhaps by another instrument. It was well that it was in thine heart to become a foreign missionary, though the need of widowed mother, or the claims of home, rendered literal obedience impossible. Thou shalt have the missionary's place and crown hereafter, for it was in thine heart.

1 Kings 8:1-66 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 8

¹ The feast of the temple
¹² Solomon's blessing
²² Solomon's prayer
⁵⁴ Solomon's blessing
⁶² His sacrifice of peace offerings

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 8:15 mean?

And he said Blessed [be] Yahweh God of Israel who spoke with His mouth to David my father and with His hand has fulfilled [it] saying

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר בְּפִ֔יו אֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וּבְיָד֥וֹ מִלֵּ֖א לֵאמֹֽר

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	And he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
בָּר֤וּךְ	Blessed [be]
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: בָּרַךְ Sense: to bless, kneel.
יְהוָה֙	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
דִּבֶּ֣ר	spoke
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
בְּפִ֔יו	with His mouth
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
דָּוִ֣ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָבִ֑י	my father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
וּבְיָד֥וֹ	and with His hand
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
מִלֵּ֖א	has fulfilled [it]
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלֵא Sense: to fill, be full.
לֵאמֹֽר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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