1 Raja-raja 5:4

5:4 But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.

1 Raja-raja 8:17

8:17 Now my father David had a strong desire ¹  to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel. ² 

1 Raja-raja 8:26

8:26 Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made ³  to your servant, my father David, be realized. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 8:57

8:57 May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

1 Raja-raja 8:60-61

8:60 Then ⁵  all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. ⁶  8:61 May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God ⁷  by following ⁸  his rules and obeying ⁹  his commandments, as you are presently doing.” ¹⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 11:5

11:5 Solomon worshiped ¹¹  the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ¹² 

[8:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father.”

[8:17]  ² tn Heb “to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.” The word “name” in the OT sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[8:26]  ³ tn Heb “the words that you spoke.”

[8:26]  ⁴ tn Or “prove to be reliable.”

[8:60]  ⁵ tn Heb “so that.”

[8:60]  ⁶ tn Heb “the Lord, he is the God, there is no other.”

[8:61]  ⁷ tn Heb “may your hearts be complete with the Lord our God.”

[8:61]  ⁸ tn Heb “walking in.”

[8:61]  ⁹ tn Heb “keeping.”

[8:61]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “as this day.”

[11:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “walked after.”

[11:5]  ¹² tn Heb “Milcom, the detestable thing of the Ammonites.”