1 Kings 2:33

2:33 May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the Lord give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family, 1  and his dynasty.” 2 

1 Kings 8:13

8:13 O Lord, 3  truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

1 Kings 2:45

2:45 But King Solomon will be empowered 4  and David’s dynasty 5  will endure permanently before the Lord.”

1 Kings 1:31

1:31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor 6  and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

1 Kings 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered 7  your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; 8  I will be constantly present there. 9 

1 Kings 9:5

9:5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, 10  just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ 11 

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored 12  you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” 13 

1 tn Heb “house.”

2 tn Heb “his throne.”

3 tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the original text, but they are supplied for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.

5 tn Or “blessed.”

6 tn Heb “throne.”

7 tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”

9 tn Heb “I have heard.”

10 tn Heb “by placing my name there perpetually” (or perhaps, “forever”).

11 tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”

11 tn Heb “I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever.”

12 tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from upon the throne of Israel.”

13 tn Or “delighted in.”

14 tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”