1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate81 our master82 King David, saying, ‘May your God83 make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’84 Then the king leaned85 on the bed
tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
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tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”
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tnHeb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.