1 Kings 8:39

8:39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, ¹  and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. ²  (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) ³ 

1 Kings 8:44

8:44 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁴  and they direct their prayers to the Lord ⁵  toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ⁶ 

1 Kings 8:54

8:54 When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky. ⁷ 

1 Kings 18:42

18:42 So Ahab went on up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel. He bent down toward the ground and put his face between his knees.

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¹ tn The words “their sin” are added for clarification.

² tn Heb “and act and give to each one according to all his ways because you know his heart.” In the Hebrew text vv. 37-39a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided up for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of all the sons of mankind.”

⁴ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

⁵ tn Or perhaps “to you, O Lord.” See 2 Chr 6:34.

⁶ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

⁷ tn Or “toward heaven.”