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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.”

33 “When your people Israel have been defeated(A) by an enemy because they have sinned(B) against you, and when they turn back to you and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication to you in this temple,(C)

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