1 Raja-raja 8:16

8:16 He told David, ¹  ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. ²  But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

1 Raja-raja 8:53

8:53 After all, ³  you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, ⁴  just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

[8:16]  ¹ tn Heb “saying.”

[8:16]  ² tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”

[8:16]  sn To build a temple in which to live (Heb “to build a house for my name to be there”). In the OT, the word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[8:53]  ³ tn Or “For.”

[8:53]  ⁴ tn Heb “your inheritance.”