1 Kings 8:61

8:61 May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God ¹  by following ²  his rules and obeying ³  his commandments, as you are presently doing.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 8:58

8:58 May he make us submissive, ⁵  so we can follow all his instructions ⁶  and obey ⁷  the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

1 Kings 2:3

2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you ⁸  by following his instructions ⁹  and obeying ¹⁰  his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish, ¹¹ 

[8:61]  ¹ tn Heb “may your hearts be complete with the Lord our God.”

[8:61]  ² tn Heb “walking in.”

[8:61]  ³ tn Heb “keeping.”

[8:61]  ⁴ tn Heb “as this day.”

[8:58]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “to walk in all his ways.”

[8:58]  ⁷ tn Heb “keep.”

[2:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “keep the charge of the Lord your God.”

[2:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “by walking in his ways.”

[2:3]  ¹¹ tn Or “keeping.”

[2:3]  ¹² tn Heb “then you will cause to succeed all which you do and all which you turn there.”