ESV
KJV
18. And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
ASV
18. But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:
ERVEN
18. But the Lord said to my father David, 'I know that you want very much to build a temple to honor me, and it is good that you want to build it.
NLT
18. But the LORD told him, 'You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,
WEB
18. But Yahweh said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
NET
18. The LORD told my father David, 'It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
NLV
18. But the Lord said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
HCSB
18. But the LORD said to my father David, "Since it was your desire to build a temple for My name, you have done well to have this desire.
YLT
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;
LITV
18. and Jehovah said to my father David, Because it has been in your heart to build a house for My name, you have done well that it has been in your heart;
RV
18. But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:
NCV
18. But the Lord said to my father David, 'It was good that you wanted to build a temple for me.
MKJV
18. And Jehovah said to my father David, Because it was in your heart to build a house to My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
AKJV
18. And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build an house to my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
LXXEN
18. And the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it came into thine heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it came upon thine heart.
KJV
18. And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
AMP
18. And the Lord said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you did well that it was in your heart.
KJVP
18. And the LORD H3068 EDS said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP David H1732 MMS my father H1 CMS-1MS , Whereas H3282 ADV it was H1961 VQQ3MS in H5973 PREP thine heart H3824 to build H1129 a house H1004 NMS unto my name H8034 , thou didst well H2895 that H3588 CONJ it was H1961 VQQ3MS in H5973 PREP thine heart H3824 .
YLT
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;
ASV
18. But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:
WEB
18. But Yahweh said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
NASB
18. the LORD said to him, 'In wishing to build a temple to my honor, you do well.
ESV
18. But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
RV
18. But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:
RSV
18. But the LORD said to David my father, `Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
NKJV
18. "But the LORD said to my father David, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
MKJV
18. And Jehovah said to my father David, Because it was in your heart to build a house to My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
AKJV
18. And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build an house to my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
NRSV
18. But the LORD said to my father David, 'You did well to consider building a house for my name;
NIV
18. But the LORD said to my father David,`Because it was in your heart to build a temple for my Name, you did well to have this in your heart.
NIRV
18. "But the Lord spoke to my father David. He said, 'With all your heart you wanted to build a temple for my Name. It is good that you wanted to do that.
NLT
18. But the LORD told him, 'You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,
MSG
18. But GOD told him 'It was good that you wanted to build a Temple in my honor--most commendable!
GNB
18. but the LORD said to him, 'You were right in wanting to build a temple for me,
NET
18. The LORD told my father David, 'It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
ERVEN
18. But the Lord said to my father David, 'I know that you want very much to build a temple to honor me, and it is good that you want to build it.