Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors. New Living Translation May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors. English Standard Version that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers. Berean Standard Bible May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers. King James Bible That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. New King James Version that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. New American Standard Bible so that He may guide our hearts toward Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. NASB 1995 that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. NASB 1977 that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. Legacy Standard Bible that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. Amplified Bible that He may guide our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways [following Him] and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His precepts which He commanded our fathers. Christian Standard Bible so that he causes us to be devoted to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commands, statutes, and ordinances, which he commanded our ancestors. Holman Christian Standard Bible so that He causes us to be devoted to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, statutes, and ordinances, which He commanded our ancestors. American Standard Version that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers. Contemporary English Version May the LORD help us obey him and follow all the laws and teachings he gave our ancestors. English Revised Version that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. GOD'S WORD® Translation May he bend our hearts toward him. Then we will follow him and keep his commands, laws, and rules, which he commanded our ancestors [to keep]. Good News Translation may he make us obedient to him, so that we will always live as he wants us to live, keeping all the laws and commands he gave our ancestors. International Standard Version so that he may turn our hearts toward him, so that we may live life his way, keeping his commands, statutes, and ordinances that he gave to our ancestors. Majority Standard Bible May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers. NET Bible May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors. New Heart English Bible that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers. Webster's Bible Translation That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. World English Bible that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionto incline our heart to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers; Young's Literal Translation to incline our heart unto Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers; Smith's Literal Translation To incline our heart to him, to go in all his ways, and to watch his commands and his laws and his judgments which he commanded our fathers. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments which he commanded our fathers. Catholic Public Domain Version But may he incline our hearts to himself, so that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and whatever judgments he commanded to our fathers. New American Bible May he draw our hearts to himself, that we may walk in his ways and keep the commands, statutes, and ordinances that he enjoined on our ancestors. New Revised Standard Version but incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our ancestors. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThat he may incline our heart unto him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated To restore our hearts to him, to walk in his ways, to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments that he commanded our fathers. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917that He may incline our hearts unto Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. Brenton Septuagint Translation that he may turn our hearts toward him to walk in all his ways, and to keep all his commandments, and his ordinances which he commanded our fathers. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Benediction…57May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us. 58May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers. 59And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,… Cross References Deuteronomy 5:29 If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever. Deuteronomy 30:6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. Psalm 119:133 Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me. Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. Ezekiel 11:19-20 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, / so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. 2 Chronicles 30:12 Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD. Psalm 86:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name. Isaiah 63:17 Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. Hebrews 13:21 equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Romans 8:4 so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. Treasury of Scripture That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. incline Psalm 110:3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Song of Solomon 1:4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. his commandments Deuteronomy 4:1,45 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you… Deuteronomy 6:1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: Jump to Previous Commanded Commandments Commands Decisions Decrees Fathers Guiding Hearts Incline Judgments Laws Orders Ordinances Regulations Statutes Turn Turning Walk WaysJump to Next Commanded Commandments Commands Decisions Decrees Fathers Guiding Hearts Incline Judgments Laws Orders Ordinances Regulations Statutes Turn Turning Walk Ways1 Kings 8 1. The feast of the temple12. Solomon's blessing 22. Solomon's prayer 54. Solomon's blessing 62. His sacrifice of peace offerings May He incline our hearts to Himself This phrase emphasizes the need for divine intervention in the human heart, highlighting the biblical theme of God's sovereignty in guiding His people. The heart, in biblical terms, is the center of will and emotion, and this prayer reflects the understanding that true devotion to God requires His active involvement. This aligns with Jeremiah 24:7, where God promises to give His people a heart to know Him. It also echoes the New Covenant promise in Ezekiel 36:26-27, where God speaks of giving a new heart and spirit to His people. to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers Persons / Places / Events 1. SolomonThe king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem and is offering a prayer of dedication in this chapter. 2. Israel The nation chosen by God, to whom Solomon is speaking and praying for in this context. 3. Temple in Jerusalem The newly constructed temple, which is the focal point of worship and the presence of God among His people. 4. God (Yahweh) The covenant-keeping God of Israel, whom Solomon is addressing in his prayer. 5. The Fathers Refers to the ancestors of Israel, including figures like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses, who received God's commandments. Teaching Points Dependence on God for ObedienceRecognize that true obedience to God's commandments requires His divine intervention and grace. We must pray for God to incline our hearts towards Him. Walking in God's Ways Emphasize the importance of not just knowing God's commandments but actively walking in His ways, which involves a daily commitment to live according to His Word. The Role of the Heart Understand that the heart is central to our relationship with God. Our actions flow from our heart's inclinations, so we must guard and direct our hearts towards God. Continuity of God's Commandments Acknowledge that the commandments given to the fathers are still relevant and applicable, showing the continuity of God's moral law throughout generations. Community and Corporate Prayer Solomon's prayer is communal, highlighting the importance of praying for one another and seeking God's guidance as a community of believers.(58) That he may incline . . .--Comparing this verse with the exhortation of 1Kings 8:61, we find exemplified the faith which pervades all Holy Scripture and underlies the whole idea of covenant with God. It is a faith in the true, though mysterious, co-operation of the "preventing grace" of God, which must be recognised in all adequate conceptions of Him, as the Source of all life and action, physical and spiritual, and of that free responsibility of man which is the ultimate truth of the inner human consciousness. God "inclines the heart" and yet the heart must yield itself. The conviction of this truth naturally grows deeper and plainer, in proportion as man realises better the inner life of the soul as contrasted with the outer life of event and action, and realises accordingly the dominion of God over the soul by His grace, over and above His rule over the visible world by His providence. Hence it comes out especially in the Psalms, the Proverbs, and the Prophetic books. It is instructive, for example, to observe how through the great "psalm of the Law" (Psalms 119) the conviction again and again expresses itself that only by His gift can the heart be enabled to obey it. (See 1Kings 8:26-27; 1Kings 8:32-33; 1Kings 8:36, &c.) In the New Testament, the "covenant of the Spirit," the truth is brought out in all its fulness; perhaps most vividly in the celebrated paradox of Philippians 2:12-13, "Work out your own salvation . . . For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure."Verse 58. - That he may incline our hearts unto him [Psalm 119:26; Psalm 141:4], to walk in an his ways [ver. 25; 1 Kings 2:4. The condition on which God's blessing was insured was at this time printed on Solomon's mind], and to keep his commandments, and his satutes, and his Judgments [see note on 1 Kings 2:3, to which ver. there is not improbably a reference], which he commanded our fathers. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May He inclineלְהַטּ֥וֹת (lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend our hearts לְבָבֵ֖נוּ (lə·ḇā·ḇê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart to Himself, אֵלָ֑יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to to walk לָלֶ֣כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every His ways דְּרָכָ֗יו (də·rā·ḵāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action and to keep וְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר (wə·liš·mōr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the commandments מִצְוֺתָ֤יו (miṣ·wō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment and statutes וְחֻקָּיו֙ (wə·ḥuq·qāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute and ordinances וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יו (ū·miš·pā·ṭāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style He commanded צִוָּ֖ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order our fathers. אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1: Father Links 1 Kings 8:58 NIV1 Kings 8:58 NLT 1 Kings 8:58 ESV 1 Kings 8:58 NASB 1 Kings 8:58 KJV 1 Kings 8:58 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 8:58 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 8:58 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 8:58 French Bible 1 Kings 8:58 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 8:58 That he may incline our hearts (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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