1Ki 8:33-34 | NETfull | STEP | “The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple,

1 Kings 8:33-34

33 “The time will come when ^{▼▼ 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.} your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ^{▼▼ Or “are struck down before an enemy.”} because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ^{▼▼ Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”} and pray for your help ^{▼▼ Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”} in this temple, 34 then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.