1 Kings 8:58

58 that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his mitzvot, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

1 Kings 8:58 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:58

That he may incline our hearts unto him
By his Spirit, to love, fear, and serve him; to attend to his worship, word, and ordinances:

to walk in all his ways;
he has prescribed and directed to:

and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments,
which he commanded our fathers;
all his laws, moral, ceremonial, and judicial.

1 Kings 8:58 In-Context

56 Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to his people Yisra'el, according to all that he promised: there has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moshe his servant.

57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

58 that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his mitzvot, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

59 Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Yisra'el, as every day shall require;

60 that all the peoples of the eretz may know that the LORD, he is God; there is none else.