1 Raja-raja 1:47

1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate ¹  our master ²  King David, saying, ‘May your God ³  make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ ⁴  Then the king leaned ⁵  on the bed

1 Raja-raja 6:27

6:27 He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. ⁶  Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub’s wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub’s wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub’s other wing touched the second cherub’s other wing in the middle of the room. ⁷ 

1 Raja-raja 8:23

8:23 He prayed: ⁸  “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty ⁹  to your servants who obey you with sincerity. ¹⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered ¹¹  your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; ¹²  I will be constantly present there. ¹³ 

[1:47]  ¹ tn Heb “to bless.”

[1:47]  ² tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[1:47]  ³ tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

[1:47]  ⁴ tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.

[1:47]  ⁵ tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”

[6:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the midst of the inner house,” i.e., in the inner sanctuary.

[6:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “and their wings were in the middle of the room, touching wing to wing.”

[8:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “said.”

[8:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[8:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”

[9:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I have heard.”

[9:3]  ¹² tn Heb “by placing my name there perpetually” (or perhaps, “forever”).

[9:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”