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 8:43
Context8:43 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. 4 Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, 5 obey 6 you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. 7
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 “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”
5 tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.
6 tn Heb “fear.”
7 tn Heb “that your name is called over this house which I built.” The Hebrew idiom “to call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28.
