Discovery Box1 Kings 8:58 
Context8:58 May he make us submissive, 1 so we can follow all his instructions 2 and obey 3 the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.
1 Kings 8:61
Context8:61 May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God 4 by following 5 his rules and obeying 6 his commandments, as you are presently doing.” 7
1 tn Heb “to bend our hearts toward him.” The infinitive is subordinate to the initial prayer, “may the
2 tn Heb “to walk in all his ways.”
3 tn Heb “keep.”
4 tn Heb “may your hearts be complete with the
5 tn Heb “walking in.”
6 tn Heb “keeping.”
7 tn Heb “as this day.”
