Discovery Box1 Kings 5:5 
Context5:5 So I have decided 1 to build a temple to honor the Lord 2 my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’ 3
1 Kings 17:1
ContextElijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory
17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), 4 there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” 5
1 tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”
2 tn Heb “a house for the name of the
3 tn Heb “a house for my name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the
4 tn Heb “before whom I stand.”
5 tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”
