1 Kings 2:45

2:45 But King Solomon will be empowered ¹  and David’s dynasty ²  will endure permanently before the Lord.”

1 Kings 1:48

1:48 and said ³  this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because ⁴  today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” ⁵ 

1 Kings 8:15

8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ⁶  what he promised ⁷  my father David.

1 Kings 5:7

5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he ⁸  has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

1 Kings 8:56

8:56 “The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure ⁹  just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹¹  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.” ¹² 

[2:45]  ¹ tn Or “blessed.”

[2:45]  ² tn Heb “throne.”

[1:48]  ³ tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

[1:48]  ⁴ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.

[1:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

[8:15]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

[8:15]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

[5:7]  ⁷ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord today, who….”

[8:56]  ⁹ tn Heb “he has given a resting place to his people Israel.”

[8:56]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “not one word from his entire good word he spoke by Moses his servant has fallen.”

[10:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “delighted in.”

[10:9]  ¹² tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”