¹tn Heb “a young man and tender.”
²tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”
³tn Heb “I was with my heart.”
⁴tn Heb “for the name of.”
⁵tn Heb “and the word of the Lord was [i.e., came] to me saying.”
⁶tn Heb “for my name.”
⁷tn Heb “man of rest.”
⁸tn Heb “his enemies all around.”
⁹sn The name Solomon (Heb “Shelomoh”) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (Heb “shalom”).
¹⁰tn Heb “in his days.”
¹¹tn Heb “for my name.”
¹²tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”
¹³tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”
¹⁴tn Or “keep.”
¹⁵tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”
¹⁶tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”
¹⁷tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”
¹⁸tn Heb “talents” (twice in this verse). See the note on the word “units” in 19:6.
¹⁹tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”
²⁰tn Heb “craftsmen of stone and wood.”
²¹tn Heb “and every kind of skilled one in all work, concerning gold, concerning silver, and concerning bronze, and concerning iron, there is no numbering.”
²²tn Or “help.”
²³tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
²⁴tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.
²⁵tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
²⁶tn Or “earth.”
²⁷tn Or “earth.”
²⁸tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”
²⁹tn Heb “to bring.”
³⁰tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”
³¹tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”