1 Kings 8:31-46

31“1IfH834 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, 2condemningH7561 the wickedH7563 by bringingH5414 his wayH1870 on his own headH7218 and justifyingH6663 the righteousH6662 by givingH5414 him according to his righteousnessH6666.

33“3When Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 are 4defeatedH5062 beforeH6440 an enemyH340, becauseH834 they have sinnedH2398 against You, 5if 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“6When 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, 7indeedH3588, teachH3384 them the goodH2896 wayH1870 in whichH834 they should walkH1980. And 8sendH5414 rainH4306 on Your landH776, whichH834 You have givenH5414 Your peopleH5971 for an inheritanceH5159.

37“9IfH3588 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 10citiesH8179, whateverH3605 plagueH5061, whateverH3605 sicknessH4245 there is, 38whateverH3605H834 prayerH8605 or supplicationH8467 is madeH1961 by anyH3605 manH120 or by allH3605 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, 11eachH376 knowingH3045 the 12afflictionH5061 of his own heartH3824, and spreadingH6566 his 13handsH3709 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004; 39then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 Your dwellingH3427 placeH4349, and forgiveH5545 and actH6213 and renderH5414 to eachH376 according to allH3605 his waysH1870, 14whoseH834 heartH3824 You knowH3045, for 15You aloneH905 knowH3045 the heartsH3824 of allH3605 the sonsH1121 of menH120, 40that they may 16fearH3372 You allH3605 the daysH3117 that they liveH2416 17in 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 18and 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 19that allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 may knowH3045 Your nameH8034, to 20fearH3372 You, as do Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and that they may knowH3045 that 21thisH2088 houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129 is calledH7121 by Your nameH8034.

44“WhenH3588 Your peopleH5971 goH3318 out to battleH4421 againstH5921 22their enemyH340, by whateverH834 wayH1870 You shall sendH7971 them, and 23they prayH6419 to the LordH3068 24towardH1870 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 25causeH4941.

46“WhenH3588 they sinH2398 against You (for 26thereH369 is noH369 manH120 whoH834 does not sinH2398) and You are angryH599 with them and deliverH5414 them to an enemyH340, so that 27they takeH7617 them away captiveH7628 28to the landH776 of the enemyH340, farH7350 off orH176 nearH7138;