1 Kings 8:58

8:58 May he make us submissive, ¹  so we can follow all his instructions ²  and obey ³  the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

1 Kings 17:9

17:9 “Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told ⁴  a widow who lives there to provide for you.”

[8:58]  ¹ tn Heb “to bend our hearts toward him.” The infinitive is subordinate to the initial prayer, “may the Lord our God be with us.” The Hebrew term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the people’s volition and will.

[8:58]  ² tn Heb “to walk in all his ways.”

[8:58]  ³ tn Heb “keep.”

[17:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “Look, I have commanded.”