1 Kings 8:30

1 Kings 8:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.

Context of 1 Kings 8:30

28But Lord, my God, please listen to my prayer, as I ask you for help. Please answer me, your servant, because I need your help today. 29Watch over this temple and take care of it day and night. This is the place about which you said, “People will give honour to my name there.” Please answer my prayers when I turn towards this place to pray to you. Hear the prayers of me, your servant, and the prayers of your people, the Israelites. Please answer us when we turn towards this place and we pray to you. Hear us from heaven, the place where you live. And when we pray, forgive us for our sins. 31Somebody may do a bad thing against another person. Then he may come to this temple and stand in front of your altar. He may say to you that he is not guilty of any wrong thing. 32Then listen from heaven to what these people are saying. Decide who is right. Punish the guilty person as he deserves. Show clearly that the other person is right, because he has not done any wrong thing.

1 Kings 8:30 word by word

וְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ אֶל־תְּחִנַּ֤ת עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּ אֶל־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְ֠אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַ֞ע אֶל־מְק֤וֹם שִׁבְתְּךָ֙ אֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ וְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thou to the supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• of thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• when they shall prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• toward this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• thou in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• thy dwellingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:30

• 2 Chronicles 20:8Your people made their homes here and they built a temple to give honour to your name. When they built it, they said,
• Nehemiah 1:5I prayed, ‘Lord, God of heaven, you are great and powerful. You always continue to love your people, as you have promised to do. You are kind to those people who love you and obey your commands.
• 1 Kings 8:34If they do that, please hear them from heaven! Please forgive the sins of your people, the Israelites. Please bring them back to the land that you gave to their ancestors.
• 2 Chronicles 6:21Hear the prayers of me, your servant, and the prayers of your people, the Israelites. Please answer us when we turn towards this place and we pray to you. Hear us from heaven, the place where you live. And when we pray, forgive us for our sins.
• Psalms 33:13The Lord looks down from heaven. He sees every man, woman and child.
• Psalms 113:5There is nobody like the Lord our God. He sits on his throne high above us.
• Psalms 123:1I look up to you, God, as you rule from your throne in heaven.
• Ecclesiastes 5:2You should not speak too soon. Think carefully before you make a promise to God. God is in heaven and you are here on the earth. So do not say too much.
• Isaiah 57:15The Mighty God is far higher than all others. He rules from above and he lives for ever. His name is holy. He says, ‘I live in a high and holy place. But I am also with anyone who is humble and who is sorry when he does wrong things. I will comfort people who are like that, and I will give them hope.
• Matthew 6:9So this is how you should pray: “God, our Father who is in heaven, we want people to give honour to you.
• 2 Chronicles 7:14If that happens, my people who belong to me should be humble and they should pray to me. They should turn away from their sins and try to please me. Then I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sins and I will make their land successful again.
• Psalms 130:3Lord, if you should write down all our sins, nobody could stand as a righteous person.
• Daniel 9:19Lord, please listen! Lord, please forgive us. Lord, please do what we have asked you to do. My God, please do it quickly, so that people give you honour. Help your city and your people who belong to you.’
• Matthew 6:12We have forgiven people who have done wrong things to us. In the same way, please forgive us for the wrong things that we have done.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Toward this place - Both tabernacle and temple were types of our Lord Jesus, or of God manifested in the flesh; and he was and is the Mediator between God and man. All prayer, to be acceptable, and to be entitled to a hearing, must go to God through Him. The human nature of Christ is the temple in which dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; therefore with propriety all prayer must be offered to God through Him. "If they pray toward this place…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30And when thou hearest, forgive - literally, “both hear and forgive” - i. e., “hear the prayer, and forgive the sin” which alone causes God to chasten men or to withhold from them His choicest blessings.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. 29-51Solomon asked God to listen to his people's prayers from the temple. He mentioned specific situations where they would need God's help.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:30

• Heaven
• Intercession
• Prayer
• Sin

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