1 Kings 8:18

8:18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me. ¹ 

1 Kings 18:24

18:24 Then you ²  will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” ³  All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” ⁴ 

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¹ tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”

² tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.

³ tn Heb “the God.”

⁴ tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”