1 Raja-raja 8:33-34

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, 8:34 then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.

1 Raja-raja 8:44-45

8:44 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁵  and they direct their prayers to the Lord ⁶  toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ⁷  8:45 then listen from heaven to their prayers for help ⁸  and vindicate them. ⁹ 

[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.”

[8:44]  ⁵ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

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

[8:44]  ⁷ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

[8:45]  ⁸ tn Heb “their prayer and their request for help.”

[8:45]  ⁹ tn Heb “and accomplish their justice.”