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# General Information:

Solomon responds to God's question.

# You have shown great covenant faithfulness to your servant

The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as "faithful" or "faithfully." Alternate translation: "You have been very faithful to your covenant with your servant" or "You have greatly and faithfully loved your servant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# because he walked before you in trustworthiness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart

Walking is a metaphor for the way one lives. The abstract nouns "trustworthiness," "righteousness," and "uprightness" can be translated as adjectives. Alternate translation: "because he was trustworthy and righteous, and his heart was upright" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# in uprightness of heart

A sincere person is spoken of as one whose heart is upright. Alternate translation: "he was sincere" or "he spoke the truth and did what was good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# have given him a son

The "son" is Solomon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns]])

# to sit on his throne

Sitting on the throne represents ruling as king. Alternate translation: "to rule in his place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# today

Solomon is speaking of the years he had already been ruling, not of the time since the sun had last set.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Solomon responds to God's question.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# You have shown great covenant faithfulness to your servant`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as "faithful" or "faithfully." Alternate translation: "You have been very faithful to your covenant with your servant" or "You have greatly and faithfully loved your servant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# because he walked before you in trustworthiness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Walking is a metaphor for the way one lives. The abstract nouns "trustworthiness," "righteousness," and "uprightness" can be translated as adjectives. Alternate translation: "because he was trustworthy and righteous, and his heart was upright" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# in uprightness of heart`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`A sincere person is spoken of as one whose heart is upright. Alternate translation: "he was sincere" or "he spoke the truth and did what was good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# have given him a son`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The "son" is Solomon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to sit on his throne`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Sitting on the throne represents ruling as king. Alternate translation: "to rule in his place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# today`
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Fixing one-word snippets. 2017-10-12 15:32:23 +00:00			`Solomon is speaking of the years he had already been ruling, not of the time since the sun had last set.`
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