Text -- 1 Kings 8:33 (NET)

8:33 “The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple,

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 8:33

¹ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 33-34 actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

² tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

³ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”