1 Kings 8:61
8:61 May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God 1 by following 2 his rules and obeying 3 his commandments, as you are presently doing.” 4
1 Kings 18:24
18:24 Then you 5 will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” 6 All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” 7
1 tn Heb “may your hearts be complete with the Lord our God.”
2 tn Heb “walking in.”
3 tn Heb “keeping.”
4 tn Heb “as this day.”
5 tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.
6 tn Heb “the God.”
7 tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”