1 Kings 3:7

3:7 Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.¹

1 Kings 8:15

8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled² what he promised³ my father David.

8:18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.⁴

8:24 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David;⁵ this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.⁶

¹tn Heb “and I do not know going out or coming in.”

²tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

³tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

³tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”

⁴tn Heb “[you] who kept to your servant David my father that which you spoke to him.”

⁵tn Heb “you spoke by your mouth and by your hand you fulfilled, as this day.”