Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers." — 1 Kings 8:58 (ASV)
Incline our hearts - This is a doctrine that first appears in Scripture in the Davidic Psalms (see the margin reference and Psalms 141:4). In this prayer, Solomon seems to be thoroughly imbued with his father’s spirit.