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 from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel. Teach them the good way in which they should walk, and send rain on Your land which You gave to Your people as an inheritance. 37“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there be blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar, if their enemy should besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or sickness, when prayer or supplication is made by anyone or by all Your people Israel—each knowing the plague of his own heart—when one spreads his hands toward this House, 39then may you hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, forgive and act, and give to each man according to all his ways, as You know his heart to be. For You alone know the hearts of all the children of men. 40Then they will fear You all the days that they live in the land that You gave 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• What prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• and supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• by any manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• by all thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• which shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• the plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• of his own heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and spread forthפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• his handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• toward this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:38

• 2 Chronicles 20:5Then Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem in the House of Adonai in front of the new courtyard
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble. When I rescue you, you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 91:15When he calls on Me, I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble, rescue him, and honor him.
• Isaiah 37:4Perhaps Adonai your God, will hear the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words which Adonai your God has heard. So offer prayer for the remnant that is left.”
• Joel 2:17Between the porch and the altar let the kohanim, ministers of Adonai, weep, and let them say: “Have pity, Adonai, on Your people. Don’t make Your heritage a scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should the peoples say, ‘Where is their God?’”
• Amos 7:1This is what my Lord Adonai has shown me: Behold, He was forming locusts at the beginning of the spring crop—after the cutting of the king’s hay.
• 2 Chronicles 6:29and any prayer or plea is offered by any individual or by all Your people Israel—each acknowledging his own afflictions and pain, even spreading his hands toward this House—
• Job 7:11“So I will not keep silent; I will speak in the distress of my spirit, I will complain in bitterness of soul.
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle through my groaning all day long.
• Psalms 42:6Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why are you murmuring within me? Hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, for the salvation of His presence.
• Psalms 73:21When my heart was embittered and I was pierced in my heart,
• Psalms 142:3I pour out my complaint before Him, before Him I tell my trouble.
• Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
• Romans 7:24Miserable man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
• 1 Kings 8:22Then Solomon stood before the altar of Adonai in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, 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