1 Kings 8:34

1 Kings 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to their fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.

Context of 1 Kings 8:34

32then hear in heaven and act and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked by bringing his way on his own head, and acquitting the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness. 33“When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, if they turn to You again and confess Your name and pray and implore Your favor in this house, then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave their fathers. 35“When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and praise Your name, and turn from their sin when You afflict them, 36then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel; indeed, teach them the good way in which they are to walk. And provide rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.

1 Kings 8:34 word by word

וְאַתָּה֙ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ לְחַטַּ֖את עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּ לַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• then hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545
• the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of Your peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• them backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• You gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:34

• 1 Kings 8:30And listen to the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place; hear in heaven Your dwelling place; hear and forgive!
• Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
• Psalms 106:47Save us, Lord our God, And gather us from the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And glory in Your praise.
• Jeremiah 31:4I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers.
• Jeremiah 32:37Behold, I am going to gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and have them live in safety.
• Jeremiah 33:10“This is what the Lord says: ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a waste, without man and without animal,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,
• Daniel 9:12So He has confirmed His words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great disaster; for under the entire heaven there has not been done anything like what was done in Jerusalem.
• Amos 7:2And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, “Lord God, please pardon! How can Jacob stand? For he is small.”
• Genesis 13:15for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants forever.
• Exodus 6:8I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession; I am the Lord.’”
• Joshua 21:43So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and lived in it.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:34

• 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. 33-34Solomon asked about future times when the people of Israel sinned and God let their enemies defeat them (see Leviticus 26:14–17; Deuteronomy 28:15, 25–26, 45, 49; Joshua 7). He asked that if the people truly repented, God would honor his promise and forgive them (Leviticus 26:39–42).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:34

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Intercession
• Repentance
• Sin

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• Israel
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• Glad
• Hallow
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• Prayer
• Receive
• 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