Discovery Box1 Kings 8:37 
Context8:37 “The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust 1 invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, 2 or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.
1 Kings 8:48
Context8:48 When they return to you with all their heart and being 3 in the land where they are held prisoner, 4 and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, 5
1 tn Actually two Hebrew terms appear here, both of which are usually taken as referring to locusts. Perhaps different stages of growth or different varieties are in view.
2 tn Heb “in the land, his gates.”
3 tn Or “soul.”
4 tn Heb “in the land of their enemies.”
5 tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.
