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33 “The time will come when[a] your people Israel are defeated by an enemy[b] because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you,[c] and pray for your help[d] in this temple,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:33 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.
  2. 1 Kings 8:33 tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”
  3. 1 Kings 8:33 tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”
  4. 1 Kings 8:33 tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”