1 Kings 8:16
8:16 He told David, 1 ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. 2 But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
1 Kings 8:66
8:66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started, 3 he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king 4 and then went to their homes, happy and content 5 because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.
1 Kings 18:21
18:21 Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? 6 If the Lord is the true God, 7 then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.
1 tn Heb “saying.”
2 tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”
sn To build a temple in which to live (Heb “to build a house for my name to be there”). 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.
3 tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).
4 tn Heb “they blessed the king.”
5 tn Heb “good of heart.”
6 tn Heb “How long are you going to limp around on two crutches?” (see HALOT 762 s.v. סְעִפִּים). In context this idiomatic expression refers to indecision rather than physical disability.
7 tn Heb “the God.”