1 Kings 3:8

3:8 Your servant stands ¹  among your chosen people; ²  they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.

1 Kings 8:24

8:24 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; ³  this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. ⁴ 

1 Kings 8:41

8:41 “Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. ⁵ 

1 Kings 10:8

10:8 Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy! ⁶ 

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¹ tn There is no verb expressed in the Hebrew text; “stands” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

² tn Heb “your people whom you have chosen.”

³ tn Heb “[you] who kept to your servant David my father that which you spoke to him.”

⁴ tn Heb “you spoke by your mouth and by your hand you fulfilled, as this day.”

⁵ tn Heb “your name.” 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.

⁶ tn Heb “How happy are your men! How happy are these servants of yours, who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!”