1 Kings 8:29-53

291that Your eyesH5869 may be openH6605 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004 nightH3915 and dayH3117, towardH413 2the placeH4725 of whichH834 You have saidH559, ‘My nameH8034 shall be thereH8033,’ to listenH8085 to the prayerH8605 whichH834 Your servantH5650 shall prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 placeH4725. 303ListenH8085 to the supplicationH8467 of Your servantH5650 and of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, 4whenH834 they prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 placeH4725; hearH8085 in heavenH8064 Your dwellingH3427 placeH4725; hearH8085 and 5forgiveH5545.

31“6IfH834 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, 7condemningH7561 the wickedH7563 by bringingH5414 his wayH1870 on his own headH7218 and justifyingH6663 the righteousH6662 by givingH5414 him according to his righteousnessH6666.

33“8When Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 are 9defeatedH5062 beforeH6440 an enemyH340, becauseH834 they have sinnedH2398 against You, 10if 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“11When 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, 36then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 and forgiveH5545 the sinH2403 of Your servantsH5650 and of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, 12indeedH3588, teachH3384 them the goodH2896 wayH1870 in whichH834 they should walkH1980. And 13sendH5414 rainH4306 on Your landH776, whichH834 You have givenH5414 Your peopleH5971 for an inheritanceH5159.

37“14IfH3588 there is famineH7458 in the landH776, ifH3588 there is pestilenceH1698, ifH3588 there is blightH7711 or mildewH3420, locustH697 or grasshopperH2625, ifH3588 their enemyH340 besiegesH6887 them in the landH776 of their 15citiesH8179, whateverH3605 plagueH5061, whateverH3605 sicknessH4245 there is, 38whateverH3605H834 prayerH8605 or supplicationH8467 is madeH1961 by anyH3605 manH120 or by allH3605 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, 16eachH376 knowingH3045 the 17afflictionH5061 of his own heartH3824, and spreadingH6566 his 18handsH3709 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004; 39then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 Your dwellingH3427 placeH4349, and forgiveH5545 and actH6213 and renderH5414 to eachH376 according to allH3605 his waysH1870, 19whoseH834 heartH3824 You knowH3045, for 20You aloneH905 knowH3045 the heartsH3824 of allH3605 the sonsH1121 of menH120, 40that they may 21fearH3372 You allH3605 the daysH3117 that they liveH2416 22in the landH127 whichH834 You have givenH5414 to our fathersH1.

41“AlsoH1571 concerningH413 the foreignerH5237 whoH834 is not of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, when he comesH935 from a farH7350 countryH776 for Your name’sH8034 sakeH4616 42(for they will hearH8085 of Your greatH1419 nameH8034 23and Your mightyH2389 handH3027, and of Your outstretchedH5186 armH2220); when he comesH935 and praysH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004, 43hearH8085 in heavenH8064 Your dwellingH3427 placeH4349, and doH6213 according to allH3605 for whichH834 the foreignerH5237 callsH7121 to You, in orderH4616 24that allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 may knowH3045 Your nameH8034, to 25fearH3372 You, as do Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and that they may knowH3045 that 26thisH2088 houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129 is calledH7121 by Your nameH8034.

44“WhenH3588 Your peopleH5971 goH3318 out to battleH4421 againstH5921 27their enemyH340, by whateverH834 wayH1870 You shall sendH7971 them, and 28they prayH6419 to the LordH3068 29towardH1870 the cityH5892 whichH834 You have chosenH977 and the houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129 for Your nameH8034, 45then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 their prayerH8605 and their supplicationH8467, and maintainH6213 their 30causeH4941.

46“WhenH3588 they sinH2398 against You (for 31thereH369 is noH369 manH120 whoH834 does not sinH2398) and You are angryH599 with them and deliverH5414 them to an enemyH340, so that 32they takeH7617 them away captiveH7628 33to the landH776 of the enemyH340, farH7350 off orH176 nearH7138; 4734if they 35takeH7725 thoughtH3820 in the landH776 whereH834H8033 they have been takenH7617 captiveH7628, and repentH7725 and makeH2603 supplicationH2603 to You in the landH776 of those who have takenH7617 them captiveH7628, sayingH559, ‘36We have sinnedH2398 and have committedH5753 iniquityH5753, we have actedH7561 wickedlyH7561’; 4837if they returnH7725 to You with allH3605 their heartH3824 and with allH3605 their soulH5315 in the landH776 of their enemiesH340 whoH834 have takenH7617 them captiveH7628, and 38prayH6419 to You towardH1870 their landH776 whichH834 You have givenH5414 to their fathersH1, the cityH5892 whichH834 You have chosenH977, and the houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129 for Your nameH8034; 49then hearH8085 their prayerH8605 and their supplicationH8467 in heavenH8064 Your dwellingH3427 placeH4349, and maintainH6213 their 39causeH4941, 50and forgiveH5545 Your peopleH5971 whoH834 have sinnedH2398 against You and allH3605 their transgressionsH6588 whichH834 they have transgressedH6586 against You, and 40makeH5414 them objects of compassionH7356 beforeH6440 those who have takenH7617 them captiveH7628, that they may haveH7355 compassionH7355 on them 51(41for they are Your peopleH5971 and Your inheritanceH5159 whichH834 You have broughtH3318 forthH3318 from EgyptH4714, 42from the midstH8432 of the ironH1270 furnaceH3564), 5243that Your eyesH5869 may be openH6605 to the supplicationH8467 of Your servantH5650 and to the supplicationH8467 of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, to listenH8085 to them wheneverH3605 they callH7121 to You. 53For You have separatedH914 them from allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 as Your inheritanceH5159, 44as You spokeH1696 throughH3027 MosesH4872 Your servantH5650, when You broughtH3318 our fathersH1 forthH3318 from EgyptH4714, O LordH136 45GodH3068.”