Discovery Box1 Kings 8:4 
Context8:4 The priests and Levites carried the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, 1 and all the holy items in the tent. 2
1 Kings 8:16
Context8:16 He told David, 3 ‘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. 4 But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
1 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”
sn The tent of meeting. See Exod 33:7-11.
2 tn Heb “and they carried the ark of the
3 tn Heb “saying.”
4 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
