God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 8:45
45then hear their prayer for mercy in heaven, and do what is right ⌞for them⌟.
1 Kings 8:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
- New International Version (NIV)then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.
- New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
Context of 1 Kings 8:45
43hear ⌞them⌟ in heaven, the place where you live. Do everything they ask you so that all the people of the world may know your name and fear you like your people Israel and learn also that this temple which I built bears your name. 44“When your people go to war against their enemies (wherever you may send them) and they pray to you, O Lord, toward the city you have chosen and the temple I built for your name, then hear their prayer for mercy in heaven, and do what is right ⌞for them⌟. 46“They may sin against you. (No one is sinless.) You may become angry with them and hand them over to an enemy who takes them to ⌞another⌟ country as captives, ⌞whether it is⌟ far or near. 47If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they’ve done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,’
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וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:45
- Genesis 18:25It would be unthinkable for you to do such a thing, to treat the innocent and the guilty alike and to kill the innocent with the guilty. That would be unthinkable! Won’t the judge of the whole earth do what is fair?”
- Psalms 9:4You have defended my just cause: You sat down on your throne as a fair judge.
- Jeremiah 5:28They grow big and fat. Their evil deeds have no limits. They have no respect for the rights of others. They have no respect for the rights of orphans. But they still prosper. They don’t defend the rights of the poor.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:45
- 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. 44-45Solomon asked God to listen to the prayers of those who could not reach the temple, especially those far away fighting for God's cause (Leviticus 26:7–8; Deuteronomy 20:1–4). He wanted God to hear their prayers directed toward the Lord and his temple in Jerusalem (see Daniel 6:10).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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