But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
KJV (Cambridge)But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
ASVBut 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:
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
DRAThe Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will:
FBVBut the Lord told my father David, ‘You really wanted to build me a Temple to honor me—and it was good for you to want to do this.
GNVBut the Lord sayde to Dauid my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to buylde an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well, that thou wast so minded.
JPSBut the LORD 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;
LSVand YHWH says to my father David, Because that it has been with your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well that it has been with your heart,
But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.
NMVBut the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) said to David [beloved] my father, Forasmuch as it was in youi heart to build an house for my name, youi did well in that it was in youi heart:
OJBBut Hashem said to Dovid Avi, Because it was in levavcha to build a Bais for Shmi, thou didst well in that it was in levavcha.
RVBut 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:
T4TBut Yahweh said to him, ‘You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.