1 Kings 8:45

1 Kings 8:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
• New Living Translation (NLT)then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause.

Context of 1 Kings 8:45

43then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name. 44“When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name, then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause. 46“When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to their own lands, far away or near; 47and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;

1 Kings 8:45 word by word

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thou in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• their prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• and their supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• and maintainעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• their causeמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:45

• Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
• Psalms 9:4For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
• Jeremiah 5:28and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:45

• 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. 44-45Solomon asked God to listen to the prayers of those who could not reach the temple, especially those far away fighting for God's cause (Leviticus 26:7–8; Deuteronomy 20:1–4). He wanted God to hear their prayers directed toward the Lord and his temple in Jerusalem (see Daniel 6:10).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:45

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

In the dictionaries

• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told
• Transgression

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