22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, 3 and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. 4 Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.
1 tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “head.”
1 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”
2 tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”