1 Kings 3:8

3:8 Your servant stands ¹  among your chosen people; ²  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 ³  your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ⁴  because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ⁵  and pray for your help ⁶  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 ⁷  to your servant’s and your people Israel’s requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. ⁸ 

[3:8]  ¹ tn There is no verb expressed in the Hebrew text; “stands” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[3:8]  ² tn Heb “your people whom you have chosen.”

[8:33]  ³ 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.

[8:33]  ⁴ tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[8:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[8:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”

[8:52]  ⁵ tn Heb “May your eyes be open.”

[8:52]  ⁶ tn Heb “to listen to them in all their calling out to you.”