1 Kings 8:16
Context8:16 He told David, 1 ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. 2 But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
1 Kings 16:2
Context16:2 “I raised you up 3 from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps 4 and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. 5
[8:16] 2 tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”
[16:2] 3 tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 2-3 are one sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (v. 2) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 3). The translation divides this sentence for stylistic reasons.





