1 Kings 8:58
8:58 May he make us submissive, 1 so we can follow all his instructions 2 and obey 3 the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.
1 Kings 8:61
8:61 May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God 4 by following 5 his rules and obeying 6 his commandments, as you are presently doing.” 7
1 tn Heb “to bend our hearts toward him.” The infinitive is subordinate to the initial prayer, “may the Lord our God be with us.” The Hebrew term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the people’s volition and will.
2 tn Heb “to walk in all his ways.”
3 tn Heb “keep.”
4 tn Heb “may your hearts be complete with the Lord our God.”
5 tn Heb “walking in.”
6 tn Heb “keeping.”
7 tn Heb “as this day.”