1 Kings 8:34

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 8:36

8:36 then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly¹ you will then teach them the right way to live² and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess.³

1 Kings 8:39

8:39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin,⁴ and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives.⁵ (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)⁶

1 Kings 8:43

8:43 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners.⁷ Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation,⁸ obey⁹ you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you.¹⁰

1 Kings 8:49

8:49 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help¹¹ and vindicate them.¹²

¹tn The translation understands כִּי (ki) in an emphatic or asseverative sense.

²tn Heb “the good way in which they should walk.”

³tn Or “for an inheritance.”

⁴tn The words “their sin” are added for clarification.

⁵tn Heb “and act and give to each one according to all his ways because you know his heart.” In the Hebrew text vv. 37-39a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided up for stylistic reasons.

⁶tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of all the sons of mankind.”

⁷tn Heb “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”

⁸tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

⁹tn Heb “fear.”

¹⁰tn Heb “that your name is called over this house which I built.” The Hebrew idiom “to call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28.

¹¹tn Heb “their prayer and their request for help.”

¹²tn Heb “and accomplish their justice.”