Discovery Box1 Kings 8:55-61 
Context8:55 When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice: 8:56 “The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure 1 just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! 2 8:57 May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us. 8:58 May he make us submissive, 3 so we can follow all his instructions 4 and obey 5 the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors. 8:59 May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, 6 so that he might vindicate 7 his servant and his people Israel as the need arises. 8:60 Then 8 all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. 9 8:61 May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God 10 by following 11 his rules and obeying 12 his commandments, as you are presently doing.” 13
1 tn Heb “he has given a resting place to his people Israel.”
2 tn Heb “not one word from his entire good word he spoke by Moses his servant has fallen.”
3 tn Heb “to bend our hearts toward him.” The infinitive is subordinate to the initial prayer, “may the
4 tn Heb “to walk in all his ways.”
5 tn Heb “keep.”
6 tn Heb “May these words of mine, which I have requested before the
7 tn Heb “accomplish the justice of.”
8 tn Heb “so that.”
9 tn Heb “the
10 tn Heb “may your hearts be complete with the
11 tn Heb “walking in.”
12 tn Heb “keeping.”
13 tn Heb “as this day.”
