1 Raja-raja 8:13

8:13 O Lord, ¹  truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

1 Raja-raja 8:49

8:49 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help ²  and vindicate them. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 8:39

8:39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, ⁴  and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. ⁵  (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 8:43

8:43 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. ⁷  Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, ⁸  obey ⁹  you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. ¹⁰ 

[8:13]  ¹ tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the original text, but they are supplied for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.

[8:49]  ² tn Heb “their prayer and their request for help.”

[8:49]  ³ tn Heb “and accomplish their justice.”

[8:39]  ⁴ tn The words “their sin” are added for clarification.

[8:39]  ⁵ tn Heb “and act and give to each one according to all his ways because you know his heart.” In the Hebrew text vv. 37-39a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided up for stylistic reasons.

[8:39]  ⁶ tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of all the sons of mankind.”

[8:43]  ⁷ tn Heb “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”

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

[8:43]  ⁹ tn Heb “fear.”

[8:43]  ¹⁰ 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.