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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/jit/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/jit/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/jit/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/jit/figs-metaphor)
have given him a son
The "son" is Solomon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/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/jit/figs-metonymy)
today
Solomon is speaking of the years he had already been ruling, not of the time since the sun had last set.