Discovery Box1 Kings 8:48-50 
Context8:48 When they return to you with all their heart and being 1 in the land where they are held prisoner, 2 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, 3 8:49 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help 4 and vindicate them. 5 8:50 Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. 6
1 tn Or “soul.”
2 tn Heb “in the land of their enemies.”
3 tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.
4 tn Heb “their prayer and their request for help.”
5 tn Heb “and accomplish their justice.”
6 tn Heb “and forgive your people who have sinned against you, [forgive] all their rebellious acts by which they rebelled against you, and grant them mercy before their captors so they will show them mercy.”
