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1 Kings 8:40
40Then your people will respect and obey you as they live in this land that you gave to 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
38Then, some of your people may pray to you and ask you for help. If someone is sad and upset, he may turn towards this temple and lift up his hands in prayer. 39If someone does that, please hear him from your home in heaven. Please forgive the sins of your people and help them. Only you know what people are thinking. So please give to each person as they deserve. Then your people will respect and obey you as they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors. 41Foreigners, who do not belong to your people, the Israelites, will hear how great you are. Then they will come here from other countries far away. 42They will hear about you and your power to do great things. Then they will turn towards this temple and pray to you.
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 22:12The angel said, ‘Do not hurt the boy! Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you respect God and you obey him. Isaac is your only son and you agreed to offer him to me as a sacrifice. You did not try to keep him safe.’
- Exodus 20:20Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him and to obey him. Then you will not do things that are wrong.’
- Deuteronomy 6:2You must respect the Lord your God with fear. You must obey his rules and his commands that I am teaching you. You, your children and your grandchildren must obey them all through your lives. If you do that, you will enjoy a long life.
- 1 Samuel 12:24But you must respect and obey the Lord. You must serve him faithfully with all your strength. Remember the great things that he has done for you.
- Psalms 115:13He will bless everybody who serves him, whether they are important people or not.
- Psalms 130:4But you forgive people for their sins, and so we give you honour.
- Jeremiah 32:29The soldiers from Babylon who are attacking the city will come in. They will destroy it with fire. They will burn down the houses of the people. These people have made me angry. They went up on the roofs of their houses and they burned incense to worship Baal. They also poured out drink offerings to other false gods.
- Hosea 3:5After that time, the Israelites will turn back to the Lord their God. They will serve their king, a descendant of King David. In the future, they will obey the Lord with fear, and they will receive his good gifts.
- Acts 9:31By this time there were believers everywhere in Judea, Galilee and Samaria. For some time they had no troubles. The Holy Spirit helped them to become strong. So more people became believers, and they obeyed God in everything that they did.
- Acts 10:2Cornelius was a good man. He and all his family served God faithfully. Cornelius prayed to God every day. He also gave money to help poor Jewish people.
- Hebrews 12:28But we are receiving a place where we will rule with God. We belong to God's kingdom, and nobody can ever shake that! So we should thank God. We should worship him in a way that makes him happy. He is great, and we should serve him well and respect him.
- Revelation 15:4Everyone will respect and obey you, Lord. They will say how great your name is, because only you are completely good. People from every nation have seen what you do. You always do what is right. So all people will come and stand in front of you, and they will worship you.’
- Revelation 19:5Then a voice spoke from the throne. It said, ‘All of you who are God's servants, praise our God! All of you who respect God's power, worship him! Important people and ordinary people should worship him!’
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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