1 Kings 8:34

1 Kings 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to their fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.

Context of 1 Kings 8:34

32may you hear in heaven and act. May you judge your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing what he has done on his own head and providing justice for the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness. 33When your people Israel are defeated before an enemy, because they have sinned against you, and they return to you and praise your name, and they pray and plead with you for mercy in this temple, may you hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel. May you restore them to the land you gave their ancestors. 35When the skies are shut and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you, and they pray toward this place and praise your name, and they turn from their sins because you are afflicting them, 36may you hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and your people Israel, so that you may teach them to walk on the good way. May you send rain on your land that you gave your people for an inheritance.

1 Kings 8:34 word by word

וְאַתָּה֙ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ לְחַטַּ֖את עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּ לַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thou in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545
• the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and bring them againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• unto the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• which thou gavestנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:34

• 1 Kings 8:30Hear the petition of your servant and your people Israel, which they pray toward this place. May you hear in your dwelling place in heaven. May you hear and forgive.
• Ezra 1:1In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:
• Psalms 106:47Save us, Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and rejoice in your praise.
• Jeremiah 31:4Again I will build you so that you will be rebuilt, Virgin Israel. You will take up your tambourines again and go out in joyful dancing.
• Jeremiah 32:37I will certainly gather them from all the lands where I have banished them in my anger, fury, and intense wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them live in safety.
• Jeremiah 33:10“This is what the Lord says: In this place, which you say is a ruin, without people or animals — that is, in Judah’s cities and Jerusalem’s streets that are a desolation without people, without inhabitants, and without animals — there will be heard again
• Daniel 9:12He has carried out his words that he spoke against us and against our rulers by bringing on us a disaster that is so great that nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever been done under all of heaven.
• Amos 7:2When the locusts finished eating the vegetation of the land, I said, “Lord God, please forgive! How will Jacob survive since he is so small?”
• Genesis 13:15for I will give you and your offspring forever all the land that you see.
• Exodus 6:8I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.”
• Joshua 21:43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:34

• 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. 33-34Solomon asked about future times when the people of Israel sinned and God let their enemies defeat them (see Leviticus 26:14–17; Deuteronomy 28:15, 25–26, 45, 49; Joshua 7). He asked that if the people truly repented, God would honor his promise and forgive them (Leviticus 26:39–42).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:34

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Intercession
• Repentance
• Sin

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

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