1 Kings 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered 1  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; 2  I will be constantly present there. 3 

1 Kings 9:5

9:5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, 4  just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ 5 

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored 6  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.” 7 

1 tn Heb “I have heard.”

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

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

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

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

7 tn Or “delighted in.”

8 tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”