1 Kings 1:48

1:48 and said this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”

1 Kings 6:19

6:19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

1 Kings 12:9

12:9 He asked them, “How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”

1 Kings 22:23

22:23 So now, look, the Lord has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours; but the Lord has decreed disaster for you.”

tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

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.

tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

tn In the Hebrew text the verb “we will respond” is plural, although it can be understood as an editorial “we.” The ancient versions have the singular here.

tn Heb “Lighten the yoke which your father placed on us.”