1 Kings 8:36

8:36 then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly ¹  you will then teach them the right way to live ²  and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. ³ 

1 Kings 8:44

8:44 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁴  and they direct their prayers to the Lord ⁵  toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ⁶ 

1 Kings 8:50

8:50 Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. ⁷ 

1 Kings 20:22

The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory

20:22 The prophet ⁸  visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. ⁹  Determine ¹⁰  what you must do, for in the spring ¹¹  the king of Syria will attack ¹²  you.”

[8:36]  ¹ tn The translation understands כִּי (ki) in an emphatic or asseverative sense.

[8:36]  ² tn Heb “the good way in which they should walk.”

[8:36]  ³ tn Or “for an inheritance.”

[8:44]  ⁴ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

[8:44]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “to you, O Lord.” See 2 Chr 6:34.

[8:44]  ⁶ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

[8:50]  ⁷ tn Heb “and forgive your people who have sinned against you, [forgive] all their rebellious acts by which they rebelled against you, and grant them mercy before their captors so they will show them mercy.”

[20:22]  ¹⁰ tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).

[20:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”

[20:22]  ¹² tn Heb “know and see.”

[20:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:22]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “go up against.”