1 Kings 3:8

3:8 Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.

1 Kings 8:33-34

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, 8:34 then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.

1 Kings 8:52

8:52 “May you be attentive to your servant’s and your people Israel’s requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you.


tn There is no verb expressed in the Hebrew text; “stands” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

tn Heb “your people whom you have chosen.”

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.

tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

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

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

tn Heb “May your eyes be open.”

tn Heb “to listen to them in all their calling out to you.”