1 Kings 8:49

1 Kings 8:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
• New International Version (NIV)then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause
• New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause,

Context of 1 Kings 8:49

47Yet if they shall take it to their hearts in the land where they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication to thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; 48And so return to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, who led them away captive, and pray to thee toward their land, which thou gavest to their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, 50And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them: 51For they are thy people, and thy inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

1 Kings 8:49 word by word

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מְכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתְּךָ֔ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• dwellingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• placeמָכוֹןmâkôn · foundationH4349
• maintainעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• causeמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:49

• 1 Kings 8:30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
• 1 Kings 8:45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
• 2 Kings 19:19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.
• Zechariah 1:15And I am very very angry with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:49

• 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. 46-51Solomon prayed about a future time when Israel might be taken captive (Leviticus 26:33). He asked that if the people truly repented and admitted their sins, God would listen, forgive them, and help them find favor with their captors (Leviticus 26:40–45; 2 Kings 25:27–30; Daniel 6:10; 9:3–19).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:49

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Blessing
• Heaven
• 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