1 Kings 8:61

1 Kings 8:61 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
• New International Version (NIV)And may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the Lord our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.”

Context of 1 Kings 8:61

59May these words which I have prayed to the Lord be near the Lord our God day and night. Then he will give me and his people Israel justice every day as it is needed. 60In this way all the people of the world will know that the Lord is God and there is no other ⌞god⌟. May your hearts be committed to the Lord our God. Then you will live by his laws and keep his commands as you have today.” 62Then the king and all Israel offered sacrifices to the Lord. 63Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as fellowship offerings to the Lord. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 8:61 word by word

וְהָיָ֤ה לְבַבְכֶם֙ שָׁלֵ֔ם עִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לָלֶ֧כֶת בְּחֻקָּ֛יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֹתָ֖יו כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• therefore be perfectשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in his statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and to keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• his commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• as at this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:61

• 1 Kings 11:4In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed to the Lord his God as his father David had been.
• 1 Kings 15:3He followed the sinful example his father had set and wasn’t committed to the Lord his God as his ancestor David had been.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said to Abram, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence with integrity.
• Deuteronomy 18:13You must have integrity ⌞in dealing⌟ with the Lord your God.
• 2 Kings 20:3“Please, Lord, remember how I’ve lived faithfully and sincerely in your presence. I’ve done what you consider right.” And he cried bitterly.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, my son Solomon, learn to know your father’s God. Serve the Lord wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought ⌞we have⌟. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.
• Job 1:1A man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity: He was decent, he feared God, and he stayed away from evil.
• Psalms 37:37Notice the innocent person, and look at the decent person, because the peacemaker has a future.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1Since we have these promises, dear friends, we need to cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit and live a holy life in the fear of God.
• Philippians 3:12It’s not that I’ve already reached the goal or have already completed the course. But I run to win that which Jesus Christ has already won for me.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:61

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 61Let your heart therefore be perfect - Be sincere in your faith, be irreproachable in your conduct.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 61As at this day - i. e. “as ye are now doing, in coming with pious intentions to this festival.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-61Verses 54-61 Never was a congregation dismissed with what was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them. What Solomon asks for in this prayer, is still granted in the intercession of Christ, of which his supplication was a type. We shall receive grace sufficient, suitable, and seasonable, in every time of need. No human heart is of itself willing to obey the gospel call to repentance, faith, and newness of life, walking in all the commandments of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-61Solomon asked God to stay with his people and help them become obedient and faithful. With God's grace and their faithfulness, Israel could experience God's justice and show everyone that the Lord alone is God.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:61

• Perfection

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• Hallow
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• Prayer
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• Solomon
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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