¹² And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

¹⁶ And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

⁹ May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

² And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.

¹¹ Then Huram, king of Tyre, sent Solomon an answer in writing, saying, Because of his love for his people the Lord has made you king over them.

¹⁴ If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?

²⁵ And my hand will again be on you, washing away what is unclean as with soap, and taking away all your false metal;

²⁶ And I will give you judges again as at the first, and wise guides as in the past; then you will be named, The Town of Righteousness, the true town.

²⁷ Upright acts will be the price of Zion's forgiveness, and by righteousness will men be living there.

³⁰ As for me, this secret is not made clear to me because of any wisdom which I have more than any living man, but in order that the sense of the dream may be made clear to the king, and that you may have knowledge of the thoughts of your heart.