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May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the LORD our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be loyal to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your hearts therefore shall be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to Yahweh our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, your hearts are to be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as [you are doing] today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD our God to walk in his statutes and to keep his commands, as it is today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let your heart be completely devoted to the LORD our God to walk in His statutes and to keep His commands, as it is today.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Obey the LORD our God and follow his commands with all your heart, just as you are doing today. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May your hearts be committed to the LORD our God. Then you will live by his laws and keep his commands as you have today."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May you, his people, always be faithful to the LORD our God, obeying all his laws and commands as you do today." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now let your heart be completely devoted to the LORD our God, to live according to his statutes and to keep his commands, as we are doing today."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the LORD our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and your heart has been perfect with our God YHWH, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as [at] this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and your heart hath been perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as at this day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And your hearts be perfect with Jehovah our God to go in his laws, and to watch his commands as this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, may our hearts be perfect with the Lord our God, so that we may walk in his decrees, and keep his commandments, as also on this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your heart must be wholly devoted to the LORD, our God, observing his statutes and keeping his commandments, as on this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore devote yourselves completely to the LORD our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments, his covenant, his judgments, and his laws, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And let your heart be perfect with LORD JEHOVAH our God to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments and his laws like today.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let your heart therefore be whole with the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commandments, as at this day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And let our hearts be perfect toward the Lord our God, to walk also holily in his ordinances, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-61.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=3502" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Solomon's Benediction</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">60</span>so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other! <span class="reftext">61</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">So let your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/8003.htm" title="8003: šā·lêm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, safe, at peace. From shalam; complete; especially friendly.">fully devoted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kay·yō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as it is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lā·le·ḵeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">to walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: bə·ḥuq·qāw (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">in His statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·liš·mōr (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and to keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">His commandments.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-13.htm">Deuteronomy 18:13</a></span><br />You must be blameless before the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a></span><br />Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">Joshua 24:14-15</a></span><br />Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. / But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a></span><br />As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a></span><br />For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-80.htm">Psalm 119:80</a></span><br />May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-4.htm">James 1:4</a></span><br />Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-10.htm">Philippians 1:10</a></span><br />so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Colossians 1:22</a></span><br />But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm">Ephesians 4:13</a></span><br />until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:13</a></span><br />so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-5.htm">1 John 2:5</a></span><br />But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-18.htm">1 John 4:18</a></span><br />There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a></span><br />let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.</p><p class="hdg">perfect</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></b></br> For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, <i>that</i> his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as <i>was</i> the heart of David his father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-3.htm">1 Kings 15:3,14</a></b></br> And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">Genesis 17:1</a></b></br> And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I <i>am</i> the Almighty God; 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In the context of <a href="/1_kings/8.htm">1 Kings 8</a>, Solomon is dedicating the temple, a significant event in Israel's history. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of one's being, including emotions, will, and intellect. Full devotion implies a complete commitment without reservation. This call to devotion echoes the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>, which commands love for God with all one's heart, soul, and strength. It also prefigures Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>, where He reiterates the greatest commandment to love God fully.<p><b>as it is this day,</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the current state of the people's hearts during the temple dedication. It suggests a moment of spiritual renewal and commitment, similar to other covenant renewals in Israel's history, such as Joshua's covenant at Shechem (Joshua 24). The phrase serves as a reminder of the importance of maintaining this devotion beyond the present moment, as Israel's history shows a pattern of initial faithfulness followed by periods of apostasy.<p><b>to walk in His statutes</b><br>Walking in God's statutes implies living a life in accordance with His laws and decrees. The metaphor of walking suggests a continuous, active lifestyle rather than a one-time act. This concept is rooted in the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience to God's laws was a condition of the covenant (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). The statutes refer to specific laws given to Israel, which are detailed in the Torah. This call to obedience is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to live by the Spirit and follow Christ's teachings (<a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16</a>).<p><b>and to keep His commandments.</b><br>Keeping God's commandments involves not only knowing them but also actively observing and practicing them. This phrase reinforces the idea of obedience as a demonstration of devotion to God. The commandments include the Ten Commandments and other moral, ceremonial, and civil laws given to Israel. In the New Testament, Jesus summarizes the commandments into two: love for God and love for neighbor (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a>). This continuity highlights the enduring nature of God's moral law and the expectation of obedience as a response to God's covenantal love and grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who led the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem. He is the speaker in this verse, addressing the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel who are being addressed by Solomon, called to remain faithful to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The newly built temple, which Solomon dedicated to the LORD, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord.htm">LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who desires the full devotion of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dedication_ceremony.htm">Dedication Ceremony</a></b><br>The event where Solomon prays and blesses the assembly, emphasizing the importance of faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/w/wholehearted_devotion.htm">Wholehearted Devotion</a></b><br>The call to be "fully devoted" emphasizes the need for undivided allegiance to God. This involves prioritizing our relationship with Him above all else.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/walking_in_his_statutes.htm">Walking in His Statutes</a></b><br>To "walk" in God's statutes implies a continuous, active lifestyle of obedience. It is not a one-time event but a daily commitment to live according to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/k/keeping_his_commandments.htm">Keeping His Commandments</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commandments is a tangible expression of our love and devotion to Him. It requires knowing His Word and applying it in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_faith.htm">Consistency in Faith</a></b><br>Solomon's charge to maintain devotion "as at this time" suggests the importance of consistency in our faith journey, not just during spiritual highs or significant events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_condition.htm">Heart Condition</a></b><br>The focus on the heart indicates that true devotion begins internally. Our actions should flow from a heart that is genuinely committed to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_samuel_12_both_favor_and_condemn_israel's_monarchy.htm">Why does 1 Samuel 12 suggest divine favor for Israel's kingly institution while also condemning it as sinful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_zeus_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What lessons do Saul and David's lives teach us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_solomon_punished_for_intermarriage.htm">1 Kings 11:9-10 - Why does God punish Solomon for foreign marriages here when other biblical figures also intermarried without similar consequences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_massacre_of_the_innocents.htm">What is the Divine Right of Kings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 61.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God</span> [An instructive commentary on these words is found in <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a>, where it is said of this Solomon, "<span class="accented">His</span> heart was not perfect," etc. - same words. Similarly, <span class="accented">ib</span>. vers. 3, 9 are a comment on the prayer of ver. 58. Having preached to others, he himself became a castaway], <span class="cmt_word">to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, us at this day</span> [That day the nation proved its piety by the dedication of the house. At the close of this prayer (omitted in Chronicles), according to <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1</a>, "fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house," but Bahr rejects these words as an interpolation. He maintains, indeed, that the chronicler contradicts himself, for we can hardly think that the glory which we are told (<a href="/1_kings/5-14.htm">1 Kings 5:14</a>) had already filled the house, left it and then returned. It is certainly suspicious, and a much stronger argument against the words in question, that no mention of the fire is made by our author, for, brief as this history is, it is difficult to believe that so signal an interposition could have remained unnoticed, if it really occurred. <span class="cmt_word">SECTION IV.</span> - <span class="accented">The Festal Sacrifices</span>. The ceremonial of dedication was followed, as would naturally be the case, by sacrifices on a scale of unusual grandeur. Apart from their religious use and significance, the sacrifices testified to the devotion of the giver who on this of all days must not appear before the Lord empty, and they also afforded materials for the great and prolonged feast by which this auspicious event in the history of Israel must be commemorated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-61.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So let your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַבְכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fully devoted</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלֵ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8003.htm">Strong's 8003: </a> </span><span class="str2">Complete, safe, at peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as it is</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(kay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this day,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to walk</span><br /><span class="heb">לָלֶ֧כֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His statutes</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֻקָּ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥuq·qāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to keep</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·liš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His commandments.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺתָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/8-61.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:61 Let your heart therefore be perfect (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-60.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:60"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:60" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:62"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:62" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>