1 Kings 8:40

1 Kings 8:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)so that they will fear you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.

Context of 1 Kings 8:40

38then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— 39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men— so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. 41And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name— 42for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,

1 Kings 8:40 word by word

לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִֽרָא֔וּךָ כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥ם חַיִּ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּה לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

• so thatמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• they may fear Youיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• inעַל‛al · uponH5921
• inפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• You gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:40

• Genesis 22:12“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
• Exodus 20:20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
• Deuteronomy 6:2so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.
• 1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
• Psalms 115:13He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
• Psalms 130:4But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
• Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.
• Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 10:2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
• Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
• Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
• Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:40

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-53Verses 22-53 In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing his promises, should encourage us to depend upon them, and to plead them with him; and those who expect further mercies, must be thankful for former mercies. God's promises must be the guide of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-40Solomon prayed about disasters caused by personal or group sin (Leviticus 26:16, 19–26; Deuteronomy 28:21–22, 38–40, 42, 58–61). Solomon asked that if God's people confessed and truly repented, God would act fairly so everyone could live with respect for him (Deuteronomy 8:6; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Proverbs 1:7; 9:10; 15:33).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:40

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Blessing
• Fear of God
• Intercession
• Repentance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told
• Transgression

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings