1 Kings 1:48

1:48 and said86 this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because87 today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’ ”88

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86	tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”
87	tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who.…” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.
88	tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”