Solomon’s exhaustive prayer (8:22–53) merits extensive analysis, but several facets can at least be noted: the mention of the conditional dynamic for the Davidic line is laudable; an almost “exilic” spirituality emerges, there is an inclusive embrace of the foreigner, and there is sizable reference to the necessity of individual and corporate forgiveness for crimes an…
Baker Publishing Group, The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary, by Gary M. Burge