1 Raja-raja 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 Raja-raja 15:11

15:11 Asa did what the Lord approved ⁴  like his ancestor ⁵  David had done.

[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.”

[15:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

[15:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “father,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.