Tree of Life Version
1 Kings 8:32
32then hear from heaven and act and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, giving him according to his righteousness.
1 Kings 8:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
- New International Version (NIV)then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then hear in heaven and act and judge your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)then hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.
Context of 1 Kings 8:32
30“So listen to the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive! 31If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath, then comes and swears before Your altar in this House, then hear from heaven and act and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, 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 back to You and confess Your Name and pray and make supplication to You in this House, 34then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
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וְאַתָּ֣ה׀ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ אֶת־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ לְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַ רָשָׁ֔ע לָתֵ֥ת דַּרְכּ֖וֹ בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק צַדִּ֔יק לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- thou in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- and judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- condemningרָשַׁעrâsha‛ · be wickedH7561
- the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
- to bringנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- his wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- upon his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- and justifyingצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
- the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
- him according to his righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:32
- 1 Kings 8:30“So listen to the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive!
- Exodus 34:7showing mercy to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, yet by no means leaving the guilty unpunished, but bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”
- Numbers 5:27“When she is made to drink the water that carries the curse, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, it will enter her and cause bitterness—her abdomen will swell and her thigh will waste away. She will be accursed among her people.
- Deuteronomy 25:1“Suppose there is a dispute between people and they approach the court, the judges hear their case, and declare one righteous and the other guilty.
- Proverbs 1:31so they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
- Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous, he will be well, eating the fruit of their deeds.
- Ezekiel 18:13loaned with interest and taken unjust gain. Will he then live? He will not live! He has done all these detestable things. He will surely be put to death and his blood will be on him.
- Romans 2:6He will pay back each person according to his deeds.
- Exodus 23:7Stay far away from a false charge. Do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the guilty.
- Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the wicked and condemning the righteous: both are an abomination to Adonai.
- Ezekiel 18:20The soul that sins, he will die. The son will not bear the iniquity of the father with him, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son with him. The righteousness of the righteous will be on him and the wickedness of the wicked will be on him.
- Romans 2:13For it is not the hearers of Torah who are righteous before God; rather, it is the doers of Torah who will be justified.
- Romans 7:9Once I was alive apart from the Torah; but when the commandment came, sin came to life
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:32
- 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. 31-32Solomon asked God to make the right decision and ensure justice in court cases when there were no witnesses to prove innocence (see Exodus 22:7–12). Solomon might have understood that future officials would not have the special wisdom God gave him (1 Kings 3:12; for example, 3:16–27).Read the comment
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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
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