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 17:1

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17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), ⁴  there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” ⁵ 

[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.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[17:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”