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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 8:58 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 8:58	King James	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.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Incline our hearts - This is a doctrine which first appears in Scripture in the Davidical Psalms (see the margin reference and Psa 141:4). Solomon in this prayer seems to be thoroughly penetrated with his father's spirit.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Incline our hearts - This is a doctrine which first appears in Scripture in the Davidical Psalms (see the margin reference and Psa 141:4). Solomon in this prayer seems to be thoroughly penetrated with his father's spirit.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Incline - That he may not only bless us with outward prosperity, but especially, with spiritual blessings: and that as he hath given us his word to teach and direct us, so he would by his holy Spirit, effectually incline us to obey it.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Incline - That he may not only bless us with outward prosperity, but especially, with spiritual blessings: and that as he hath given us his word to teach and direct us, so he would by his holy Spirit, effectually incline us to obey it.

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