1 Kings 8:33

8:33 “The time will come when ¹  your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ²  because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ³  and pray for your help ⁴  in this temple,

1 Kings 8:41-42

8:41 “Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. ⁵  8:42 When they hear about your great reputation ⁶  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, ⁷  they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

1 Kings 18:31

18:31 Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new ⁸  name.” ⁹ 

1 Kings 8:43

8:43 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. ¹⁰  Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, ¹¹  obey ¹²  you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. ¹³ 

1 Kings 8:35

8:35 “The time will come when ¹⁴  the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people ¹⁵  sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, ¹⁶  and turn away from their sin because you punish ¹⁷  them,

[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.

[8:33]  ² tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[8:33]  ³ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[8:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”

[8:41]  ⁵ tn Heb “your name.” In the OT the word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[8:42]  ⁹ tn Heb “your great name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in the previous verse.

[8:42]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and your strong hand and your outstretched arm.”

[18:31]  ¹³ tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.

[18:31]  ¹⁴ sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.

[8:43]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”

[8:43]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

[8:43]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “fear.”

[8:43]  ²⁰ tn 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.

[8:35]  ²¹ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 35-36a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

[8:35]  ²² tn Heb “they”; the referent (your people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:35]  ²³ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[8:35]  ²⁴ tn The Hebrew text has “because you answer them,” as if the verb is from עָנָה (’anah, “to answer”). However, this reference to a divine answer is premature, since the next verse asks for God to intervene in mercy. It is better to revocalize the consonantal text as תְעַנֵּם (tÿ’annem, “you afflict them”), a Piel verb form from the homonym עָנָה (“to afflict”).