1 Raja-raja 8:13

8:13 O Lord, ¹  truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

1 Raja-raja 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered ²  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; ³  I will be constantly present there. ⁴ 

[8:13]  ¹ tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the original text, but they are supplied for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.

[9:3]  ² tn Heb “I have heard.”

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

[9:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”