1 Kings 8:23
8:23 He prayed: 1 “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty 2 to your servants who obey you with sincerity. 3
1 Kings 12:27
12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, 4 their loyalty could shift to their former master, 5 King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”
1 tn Heb “said.”
2 tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.
3 tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”