New Living Translation (©2007)
But the LORD told him, 'You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

English Standard Version (©2001)
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.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"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.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
However, the LORD said to my father David, 'Since you had your heart set on building a temple for my name, your intentions were good.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the LORD said unto David my father, Since it was in your heart to build a house unto my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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:

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;

English Revised Version
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:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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;