New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 8:22-35
22Then 1SolomonH8010 stoodH5975 beforeH6440 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 in the presenceH5048 of allH3605 the assemblyH6951 of IsraelH3478 and 2spreadH6566 out his handsH3709 toward heavenH8064. 23He saidH559, “O LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, 3thereH369 is noH369 GodH430 likeH3644 You in heavenH8064 aboveH4480H4605 or on earthH776 beneathH4480H8478, 4keepingH8104 covenantH1285 and showing lovingkindnessH2617 to Your servantsH5650 who walkH1980 beforeH6440 You with allH3605 their heartH3820, 24whoH834 have keptH8104 with Your servantH5650, my fatherH1 DavidH1732, that whichH834 You have 5promisedH1696 him; indeed, You have spokenH1696 with Your mouthH6310 and have fulfilledH4390 it with Your handH3027 as it is thisH2088 dayH3117. 25NowH6258 therefore, O LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, keepH8104 with Your servantH5650 DavidH1732 my fatherH1 that whichH834 You have 6promisedH1696 him, sayingH559, ‘78You shall not lackH3772 a manH376 to sitH3427 on the throneH3678 of IsraelH3478, ifH518 onlyH7534 your sonsH1121 takeH8104 heedH8104 to their wayH1870 to walkH1980 beforeH6440 Me as you have walkedH1980.’ 26NowH6258 therefore, O GodH430 of IsraelH3478, let Your wordH1697, I prayH4994, be confirmedH539 9whichH834 You have spokenH1696 to Your servantH5650, my fatherH1 DavidH1732.
27“But will GodH430 indeedH552 dwellH3427 on the earthH776? BeholdH2009, 10heavenH8064 and the 11highestH8064 heavenH8064 cannotH3808 containH3557 You, howH637 muchH637H3588 lessH637 thisH2088 houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129! 28Yet haveH6437 regardH6437 to the 12prayerH8605 of Your servantH5650 and to his supplicationH8467, O LordH3068 my GodH430, to listenH8085 to the cryH7440 and to the prayerH8605 whichH834 Your servantH5650 praysH6419 beforeH6440 You todayH3117; 2913that Your eyesH5869 may be openH6605 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004 nightH3915 and dayH3117, towardH413 14the placeH4725 of whichH834 You have saidH559, ‘My nameH8034 shall be thereH8033,’ to listenH8085 to the prayerH8605 whichH834 Your servantH5650 shall prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 placeH4725. 3015ListenH8085 to the supplicationH8467 of Your servantH5650 and of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, 16whenH834 they prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 placeH4725; hearH8085 in heavenH8064 Your dwellingH3427 placeH4725; hearH8085 and 17forgiveH5545.
31“18IfH834 a manH376 sinsH2398 against his neighborH7453 and is madeH5377 to takeH422 an oathH423, and he comesH935 and takesH422 an oathH422 beforeH6440 Your altarH4196 in thisH2088 houseH1004, 32then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 and actH6213 and judgeH8199 Your servantsH5650, 19condemningH7561 the wickedH7563 by bringingH5414 his wayH1870 on his own headH7218 and justifyingH6663 the righteousH6662 by givingH5414 him according to his righteousnessH6666.
33“20When Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 are 21defeatedH5062 beforeH6440 an enemyH340, becauseH834 they have sinnedH2398 against You, 22if they turnH7725 to You againH7725 and confessH3034 Your nameH8034 and prayH6419 and makeH2603 supplicationH2603 to You in thisH2088 houseH1004, 34then hearH8085 in heavenH8064, and forgiveH5545 the sinH2403 of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and bringH7725 them backH7725 to the landH127 whichH834 You gaveH5414 to their fathersH1.
35“23When the heavensH8064 are shutH6113 up and there is noH3808 rainH4306, becauseH3588 they have sinnedH2398 against You, and they prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 placeH4725 and confessH3034 Your nameH8034 and turnH7725 from their sinH2403 whenH3588 You afflictH6031 them,
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 8:22 1 Kin 8:54; 2 Chr 6:12 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 8:22 Ex 9:33; Ezra 9:5 ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 8:23 1 Sam 2:2; 2 Sam 7:22 ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 8:23 Deut 7:9; Neh 1:5; 9:32; Dan 9:4 ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 8:24 Lit spoken to ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 8:25 Lit spoken to ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 8:25 Lit There shall not be cut off to you a man from before Me ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 8:25 1 Kin 2:4 ↩
- 9. 1 Kings 8:26 2 Sam 7:25 ↩
- 10. 1 Kings 8:27 2 Chr 2:6; Ps 139:7-16; Is 66:1; Jer 23:24; Acts 7:49 ↩
- 11. 1 Kings 8:27 Lit heaven of heavens ↩
- 12. 1 Kings 8:28 Phil 4:6 ↩
- 13. 1 Kings 8:29 2 Chr 7:15; Neh 1:6 ↩
- 14. 1 Kings 8:29 Deut 12:11 ↩
- 15. 1 Kings 8:30 Neh 1:6 ↩
- 16. 1 Kings 8:30 Dan 6:10 ↩
- 17. 1 Kings 8:30 Ex 34:6, 7; Ps 85:2; Dan 9:9; 1 John 1:9 ↩
- 18. 1 Kings 8:31 Ex 22:8-11 ↩
- 19. 1 Kings 8:32 Deut 25:1 ↩
- 20. 1 Kings 8:33 Lev 26:17, 25; Deut 28:25, 48 ↩
- 21. 1 Kings 8:33 Lit smitten ↩
- 22. 1 Kings 8:33 Lev 26:40-42 ↩
- 23. 1 Kings 8:35 Lev 26:19; Deut 11:16, 17; 2 Sam 24:10-13 ↩
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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