7:19 “But if you people 1 ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, 2 and decide to serve and worship other gods, 3
1 tn The Hebrew pronoun is plural, suggesting that Solomon and all Israel (or perhaps Solomon and his successors) are in view. To convey this to the English reader, the translation “you people” has been employed.
2 tn Heb “which I placed before you.”
3 tn Heb “and walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”
4 tn Heb “from the hand of the Levites.”
5 tn Heb “I will not again make the feet of Israel wander from the land which I established for their fathers.”