1 Kings 8:38

1 Kings 8:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
• New International Version (NIV)and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands toward this temple—
• English Standard Version (ESV)whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house,
• New King James Version (NKJV)whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows the plague of his own heart, and spreads out his hands toward this temple:

Context of 1 Kings 8:38

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. 37“If there is a famine in the land, if there is a plague, if there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper, if their enemy harasses them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, whatever prayer or plea is offered by any person or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his hands toward this house; 39then hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, and forgive and act, and give to each in accordance with all his ways, whose heart You know--for You alone know the hearts of all mankind-- 40so that they will fear You all the days that they live on the land which You have given to our fathers.

1 Kings 8:38 word by word

כָּל־תְּפִלָּ֣ה כָל־תְּחִנָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִֽהְיֶה֙ לְכָל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם לְכֹ֖ל עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵדְע֗וּן אִ֚ישׁ נֶ֣גַע לְבָב֔וֹ וּפָרַ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו אֶל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• whateverכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• whateverאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• or pleaתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• is offeredהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• personאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• Your peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• knowingיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the afflictionנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• of his own heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and spreadingפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• towardאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:38

• 2 Chronicles 20:5Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new courtyard;
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 91:15He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
• Isaiah 37:4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to taunt the living God, and will avenge the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that is left.’”
• Joel 2:17Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers, Weep between the porch and the altar, And let them say, “Spare Your people, Lord, And do not make Your inheritance a disgrace, With the nations jeering at them. Why should those among the peoples say, ‘Where is their God?’”
• Amos 7:1This is what the Lord God showed me, and behold, He was forming a swarm of locusts when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing.
• 2 Chronicles 6:29whatever prayer or plea is made by anyone or by all Your people Israel, each knowing his own affliction and his own pain, and spreading his hands toward this house,
• Job 7:11“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long.
• Psalms 42:6My soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 73:21When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within,
• Psalms 142:3When my spirit felt weak within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.
• Romans 7:24Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
• 1 Kings 8:22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands toward heaven.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Know every man the plague of his own heart - i. e. perceive one‘s sinfulness, or recognize one‘s sufferings as divine chastisements, and sin as their cause.Read the comment
• 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. 37-40Solomon prayed about disasters caused by personal or group sin (Leviticus 26:16, 19–26; Deuteronomy 28:21–22, 38–40, 42, 58–61). Solomon asked that if God's people confessed and truly repented, God would act fairly so everyone could live with respect for him (Deuteronomy 8:6; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Proverbs 1:7; 9:10; 15:33).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:38

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Blessing
• Intercession
• Jerusalem
• Repentance
• Sin
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Contain
• Face
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand

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