Discovery Box1 Kings 11:4
Context11:4 When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to 1 other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his father David had been. 2
1 Kings 11:9
Context11:9 The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance 3 away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions 4
1 Kings 15:3
Context15:3 He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been. 5
1 Kings 8:38-39
Context8:38 When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, 6 as they acknowledge their pain 7 and spread out their hands toward this temple, 8:39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, 8 and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. 9 (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) 10
1 Kings 14:8
Context14:8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve. 11
[11:4] 1 tn Heb “bent his heart after.”
[11:4] 2 tn Heb “his heart was not complete with the
[11:9] 3 tn Heb “bent his heart.”
[11:9] 4 sn These two occasions are mentioned in 1 Kgs 3:5 and 9:2.
[15:3] 5 tn Heb “his heart was not complete with the
[8:38] 7 tn Heb “every prayer, every request for help which will be to all the people, to all your people Israel.”
[8:38] 8 tn Heb “which they know, each the pain of his heart.”
[8:39] 9 tn The words “their sin” are added for clarification.
[8:39] 10 tn 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.
[8:39] 11 tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of all the sons of mankind.”
