1 Kings 8:49

1 Kings 8:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
• New International Version (NIV)then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause
• New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause,

Context of 1 Kings 8:49

47and when they come to their senses in the land where they were deported and repent and petition you in their captors’ land: “We have sinned and done wrong; we have been wicked,” 48and when they return to you with all their heart and all their soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to you in the direction of their land that you gave their ancestors, the city you have chosen, and the temple I have built for your name, may you hear in heaven, your dwelling place, their prayer and petition and uphold their cause. 50May you forgive your people who sinned against you and all their rebellions against you, and may you grant them compassion before their captors, so that they may treat them compassionately. 51For they are your people and your inheritance; you brought them out of Egypt, out of the middle of an iron furnace.

1 Kings 8:49 word by word

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מְכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתְּךָ֔ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thou their prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• and their supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• thy dwellingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• placeמָכוֹןmâkôn · foundationH4349
• and maintainעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• their causeמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:49

• 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.
• 1 Kings 8:45may you hear their prayer and petition in heaven and uphold their cause.
• 2 Kings 19:19Now, Lord our God, please save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Lord, are God — you alone.
• Zechariah 1:15I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made the destruction worse.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:49

• 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. 46-51Solomon prayed about a future time when Israel might be taken captive (Leviticus 26:33). He asked that if the people truly repented and admitted their sins, God would listen, forgive them, and help them find favor with their captors (Leviticus 26:40–45; 2 Kings 25:27–30; Daniel 6:10; 9:3–19).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:49

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Blessing
• Heaven
• 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