Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 8:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Solomon continued to say, ‘My father wanted to build a house for God where he will be worshiped.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Solomon said, "My father David had desired to build a temple for the honoring the name of the LORD God of Israel.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘My father David wanted so much to build a temple for the honor of the LORD, the God of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Solomon said, ‘My father David wanted to build a temple in order that we Israeli people could worship Yahweh our God there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)