1 Kings 3:13

3:13 Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request – riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.

1 Kings 8:11

8:11 The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple.


tn The translation assumes that the perfect tense here indicates that the action occurs as the statement is made.

tn Heb “so that there is not one among the kings like you all your days.” The LXX lacks the words “all your days.”

tn Heb “were not able to stand to serve.”

tn Heb “the house of the Lord.”