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1 Kings 1:37

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1:37 As the Lord is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!”¹

1 Kings 1:47

Context
1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate² our master³ King David, saying, ‘May your God⁴ make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’⁵ Then the king leaned⁶ on the bed

¹tn Heb “and may he make his throne greater than the throne of my master King David.”

²tn Heb “to bless.”

³tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

⁴tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

⁵tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.

⁶tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”

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