1 Kings 8:16

8:16 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 8:53

8:53 After all, ³  you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, ⁴  just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

[8:16]  ¹ tn Heb “saying.”

[8:16]  ² tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”

[8:53]  ³ tn Or “For.”

[8:53]  ⁴ tn Heb “your inheritance.”