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# that my name may be there forever
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Possible meanings are 1) God's name represents himself. AT: "that I may be there forever" or 2) God's name represents Yahweh's reputation, and his name being there represents people worshiping him there. AT: "for people to worship me there forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# My eyes and my heart will be there every day
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Here "My eyes" represents God's careful attention, and "my heart" represents his love. These being at his temple implies that he will protect his temple. AT: "I will watch and protect it forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# As for you
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Here "you" refers to King Solomon.
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# if you walk before me as David your father walked
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Here walking is a metaphor for living. Walking before God represents living in obedience to him. AT: "If you obey me as David your father did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# David your father
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Solomon was one of David's sons.
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# keeping my statutes and my decrees
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"obeying my statutes and my decrees"
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# I will establish the throne of your kingdom
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Here the throne represents ruling. Establishing the throne of Solomon's kingdom represents causing Solomon to have descendants who will rule over Israel. AT: "I will make descendants of yours rule over your kingdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# A descendant of yours will never fail to be ruler in Israel
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This can be stated positively. AT: "One of your descendants will always be ruler in Israel" or "Descendants of yours will always rule in Israel"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/setapart]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forever]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/statute]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/decree]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kingdom]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]] |