Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 8:40
40so that they may fear you all the days they live on the land you gave our ancestors.
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
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, 39may you hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and may you forgive, act, and give to everyone according to all their ways, since you know each heart, for you alone know every human heart, so that they may fear you all the days they live on the land you gave our ancestors. 41Even 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, strong hand, and outstretched arm, and will come and pray toward this temple —
Read all of 1 Kings 81 Kings 8:40 word by word
לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִֽרָא֔וּךָ כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥ם חַיִּ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּה לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:40
- Genesis 22:12Then he said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
- Exodus 20:20Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear him and will not sin.”
- Deuteronomy 6:2Do this so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life.
- 1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the Lord and worship him faithfully with all your heart; consider the 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 revered.
- Jeremiah 32:29The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come and set this city on fire. They will burn it, including the houses where incense has been burned to Baal on their rooftops and where drink offerings have been poured out to other gods to anger me.
- Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the last days.
- Acts 9:31So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
- Acts 10:2He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.
- Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
- Revelation 15:4Lord, who will not fear and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All the nations will come and worship before you because your righteous acts have been revealed.
- Revelation 19:5A voice came from the throne, saying, Praise our God, all his servants, and the ones who fear him, both small and great!
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
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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
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