1 Kings 8:40-41

8:40 Then they will obey ¹  you throughout their lifetimes as ²  they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.

8:41 “Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. ³ 

1 Kings 11:13

11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave ⁴  your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

1 Kings 11:32

11:32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

1 Kings 15:4

15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ⁵  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ⁶  to succeed him ⁷  and by protecting Jerusalem. ⁸ 

[8:40]  ¹ tn Heb “fear.”

[8:40]  ² tn Heb “all the days [in] which.”

[8:41]  ³ tn Heb “your name.” In the OT the word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[11:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “give.”

[15:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

[15:4]  ⁸ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

[15:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

[15:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”