1 Kings 8:36

1 Kings 8:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
• New International Version (NIV)then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.

Context of 1 Kings 8:36

34may 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, may 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. 37When there is famine in the land, when there is pestilence, when there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper, when their enemy besieges them in the land and its cities, when there is any plague or illness, 38every prayer or petition that any person or that all your people Israel may have — they each know their own affliction — as they spread out their hands toward this temple,

1 Kings 8:36 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה׀ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ לְחַטַּ֤את עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י תוֹרֵ֛ם אֶת־הַדֶּ֥רֶךְ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָ֑הּ וְנָתַתָּ֤ה מָטָר֙ עַל־אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּה לְעַמְּךָ֖ לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ 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 servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• that thou teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
• them the goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• wherein they should walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• upon thy landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:36

• Psalms 25:4Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths.
• Psalms 27:11Because of my adversaries, show me your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path.
• Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and show you the way to go; with my eye on you, I will give counsel.
• Psalms 94:12Lord, how happy is anyone you discipline and teach from your law
• Psalms 119:33Teach me, Lord, the meaning of your statutes, and I will always keep them.
• Psalms 143:8Let me experience your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in you. Reveal to me the way I should go because I appeal to you.
• Isaiah 35:8A road will be there and a way; it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for the one who walks the path. Fools will not wander on it.
• Micah 4:2and many nations will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• 1 Samuel 12:23“As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.
• 2 Chronicles 6:26When 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,
• Isaiah 30:21and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
• Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths, “Which is the way to what is good?” Then take it and find rest for yourselves. But they protested, “We won’t!”
• Jeremiah 42:3that the Lord your God may tell us the way we should go and the thing we should do.”
• Matthew 22:16So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You don’t care what anyone thinks nor do you show partiality.
• 1 Kings 18:1After a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.”
• Psalms 68:9You, God, showered abundant rain; you revived your inheritance when it languished.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:36

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Teach them … - Rather, “when thou art teaching them (by thy chastisement) the good way that they should walk in,” i. e. when thou art still teaching, not taking vengeance.Read the comment
• 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. 35-36Solomon prayed about drought caused by the people's sins (Leviticus 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:23–24). He asked that if the people confessed and truly repented, God would forgive them and make the land fertile again. This way, the people would learn to live righteously before God.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:36

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Blessing
• Intercession
• Rain
• Repentance
• Sin
• Walking
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• 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