unfoldingWord_en_tn/1ki/08/20.md

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# has carried out the word that he had said
This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "has done exactly what he said he would do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# I have arisen in the place of David my father
Height is a metaphor for power. Alternate translation: "I have gained the power that David my father had" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# I sit on the throne of Israel
The throne is a metonym for the activity of the one who sits on the throne. Alternate translation: "I rule over Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# for the name of Yahweh
The word "name" is a metonym for the person, and "for ... name" refers to worshiping the person. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: "in which people will worship Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])