1 Kings 8:58

1 Kings 8:58 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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 Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of 1 Kings 8:58

56“Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses. 57May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us. May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors. 59And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need, 60so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other.

1 Kings 8:58 word by word

לְהַטּ֥וֹת לְבָבֵ֖נוּ אֵלָ֑יו לָלֶ֣כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֗יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר מִצְוֹתָ֤יו וְחֻקָּיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That he may inclineנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• our heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• unto him, to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in all his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and to keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• his commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and his statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and his judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• which he commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:58

• Psalms 110:3Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.
• Psalms 119:36Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
• Jeremiah 31:33“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
• Philippians 2:13for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
• Hebrews 13:21equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• Deuteronomy 4:1Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:58

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 58Incline our hearts - This is a doctrine which first appears in Scripture in the Davidical Psalms (see the margin reference and Psalm 141:4). Solomon in this prayer seems to be thoroughly penetrated with his father‘s spirit.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-61Verses 54-61 Never was a congregation dismissed with what was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them. What Solomon asks for in this prayer, is still granted in the intercession of Christ, of which his supplication was a type. We shall receive grace sufficient, suitable, and seasonable, in every time of need. No human heart is of itself willing to obey the gospel call to repentance, faith, and newness of life, walking in all the commandments of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-61Solomon asked God to stay with his people and help them become obedient and faithful. With God's grace and their faithfulness, Israel could experience God's justice and show everyone that the Lord alone is God.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:58

• Benedictions
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• Contain
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• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told
• Transgression

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings