1 Kings 8:31-46

31“1IfH834 a personH376 sinsH2398 against his neighborH7453 and is compelledH5377 to takeH422 anH422 oathH423 of innocence, and he comesH935 and takesH422 anH422 oathH422 beforeH6440 Your altarH4196 in thisH2088 houseH1004, 32then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 and actH6213 and judgeH8199 Your servantsH5650, 2condemningH7561 the wickedH7563 by 3bringingH5414 his wayH1870 on his own headH7218, and acquittingH6663 the righteousH6662 by givingH5414 him according to his righteousnessH6666.

33“4When Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 are 5defeatedH5062 beforeH6440 an enemyH340 becauseH834 they have sinnedH2398 against You, 6if they turnH7725 to You againH7725 and confessH3034 Your nameH8034 and prayH6419 and imploreH2603 Your 7favorH2603 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 their fathersH1.

35“8When the heavensH8064 are shutH6113 upH6113 and there is noH3808 rainH4306 becauseH3588 they have sinnedH2398 against You, and they prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 placeH4725 and praiseH3034 Your nameH8034, and turnH7725 from their sinH2403 whenH3588 You afflictH6031 them, 36then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 and forgiveH5545 the sinH2403 of Your servantsH5650 and Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478; 9indeedH3588, teachH3384 them the goodH2896 wayH1870 in whichH834 they are to walkH1980. And 10provideH5414 rainH4306 on Your landH776, whichH834 You have givenH5414 to Your peopleH5971 as an inheritanceH5159.

37“11IfH3588 there is a famineH7458 in the landH776, ifH3588 there is a plagueH1698, ifH3588 there is 12blightH7711 or mildewH3420, locustH697 or grasshopperH2625, ifH3588 their enemyH340 harassesH6887 them in the landH776 of their 13citiesH8179, whateverH3605 plagueH5061, whateverH3605 sicknessH4245 there is, 38whateverH3605H834 prayerH8605 or pleaH8467 14is offeredH1961 by anyH3605 personH120 or by allH3605 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, 15eachH376 knowingH3045 the afflictionH5061 of his own heartH3824, and spreadingH6566 his 16handsH3709 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004; 39then hearH8085 in heavenH8064, Your dwellingH3427 placeH4349, and forgiveH5545 and actH6213, and giveH5414 to eachH376 in accordance with allH3605 his waysH1870, 17whoseH834 heartH3824 You knowH3045--for 18You aloneH905 knowH3045 the heartsH3824 of allH3605 19mankindH1121H120-- 40soH4616 thatH4616 they will 20fearH3372 You allH3605 the daysH3117 that they liveH2416 on the 21landH127 whichH834 You have givenH5414 to our fathersH1.

41“AlsoH1571 regardingH413 the foreignerH5237 whoH834 is not of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, when he comesH935 from a farH7350 countryH776 on accountH4616 of Your nameH8034 42(for they will hearH8085 of Your greatH1419 nameH8034 22and Your mightyH2389 handH3027, and of Your outstretchedH5186 armH2220); when he comesH935 and praysH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004, 43hearH8085 in heavenH8064 Your dwellingH3427 placeH4349, and actH6213 in accordance with allH3605 for whichH834 the foreignerH5237 callsH7121 to You, inH4616 orderH4616 23thatH4616 allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 may knowH3045 Your nameH8034, to 24fearH3372 You, as do Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and that they may knowH3045 that 25thisH2088 houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129 is calledH7121 by Your nameH8034.

44“WhenH3588 Your peopleH5971 goH3318 outH3318 to battleH4421 againstH5921 26their enemyH340, by whateverH834 wayH1870 You sendH7971 them, and 27they prayH6419 to the LordH3068 28towardH1870 the cityH5892 whichH834 You have chosenH977 and the houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129 for Your nameH8034, 45then hearH8085 in heavenH8064 their prayerH8605 and their pleadingH8467, and maintainH6213 their causeH4941.

46“WhenH3588 they sinH2398 against You (for 29thereH369 isH369 noH369 personH120 whoH834 does not sinH2398) and You are angryH599 with them and turnH5414 them overH5414 to an enemyH340, so that 30they takeH7617 them awayH7617 captiveH7617 31to the landH776 of the enemyH340, distantH7350 orH176 nearH7138;