Discovery Box1 Kings 8:16 
Context8:16 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
Context8:66 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
Context18:21 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
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.”
