1 Kings 1:48
1:48 and said 1 this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because 2 today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” 3
1 tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”
2 tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.
3 tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”