1 Kings 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered ¹  your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; ²  I will be constantly present there. ³ 

1 Kings 16:24

16:24 He purchased the hill of Samaria ⁴  from Shemer for two talents ⁵  of silver. He launched a construction project there ⁶  and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.

[9:3]  ¹ tn Heb “I have heard.”

[9:3]  ² tn Heb “by placing my name there perpetually” (or perhaps, “forever”).

[9:3]  ³ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”

[16:24]  ⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[16:24]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 150 pounds of silver.

[16:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “he built up the hill.”