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1 Kings 5:5
New English Translation

5 So I have decided[a] to build a temple to honor the Lord[b] my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’[c]

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  1. 1 Kings 5:5 tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”
  2. 1 Kings 5:5 tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” 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.
  3. 1 Kings 5:5 tn Heb “a house for my name.”
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