1 Kings 8:17
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And David, my father, would have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel:

2 Samuel 7:2,3 He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins? . . .

1 Chronicles 17:1,2 Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins. . . .

1 Chronicles 22:7 And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2 And the king rising up, and standing said: Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had a thought to have built a house, in which the ark of the Lord, and the footstool of our God might rest: and prepared all things for the building.

Context
Solomon Praises the LORD
16Since the day that I brought my people Israel, out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel, for a house to be built, that my name might be there: but I chose David to be over my people Israel. 17And David, my father, would have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel:18And the Lord said to David, my father: Whereas, thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:2
He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins?

2 Samuel 7:3
And Nathan said to the king: Go, do all that is in they heart: because the Lord is with thee.

1 Kings 8:18
And the Lord said to David, my father: Whereas, thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.

1 Chronicles 17:1
Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins.

1 Chronicles 17:2
And Nathan said to David: Do all that is in thy heart: for God is with thee.

Psalm 132:5
Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

Lexicon
Now it was
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

the heart
לְבַ֖ב (lə·ḇaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

of my father
אָבִ֑י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

David
דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

to build
לִבְנ֣וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

a house
בַּ֔יִת (ba·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

for the Name
לְשֵׁ֥ם (lə·šêm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


Additional Translations
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

And it was in the heart of my father to build a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel.

And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

"Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

'And it is with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,
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