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 15:4

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

[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.

[15:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

[15:4]  ⁶ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

[15:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

[15:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”