1 Kings 8:40

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

American Standard Version (1901)

that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

Bible in Basic English

So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathers.

Free Bible Version

Then they will respect you and follow your ways all the time they live in the land you gave to our forefathers.

Geneva Bible 1599

That they may feare thee as long as they liue in ye lad, which thou gauest vnto our fathers.

King James (Authorized) Version

That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

Translation for Translators

in order that your people may then have an awesome respect for you, all the years that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Do this so that they may fear you all the days that they live on the land that you gave to our ancestors.

Noah Webster Bible

That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest to our fathers.

World English Bible

that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

Young's Literal Translation

so that they fear Thee all the days that they are living on the face of the ground that Thou hast given to our fathers.

Context

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

³⁹be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—⁴⁰so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

Sermons

Practical Response Resulting From Our View of God

Lou Sutera

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Summary

In this verse, King Solomon prays to God, asking Him to hear the supplications of His people when they pray towards the temple. Solomon acknowledges that God's dwelling place is in heaven, yet He should pay attention to the prayers offered at the temple as a symbol of His presence among His people. This prayer reflects the importance of the temple as a place of worship and communication with God in the Old Testament. It also demonstrates Solomon's understanding of God's omnipresence and willingness to listen to the prayers of His people wherever they may be.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

That they may fear thee,.... For his goodness sake in hearing their prayer, removing their affliction, and bestowing his blessings on them, particularly in forgiving their sins, see Psa 130:4. all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers; not only for the present, while the mercy is fresh, but all the days of their lives; to which they were the more obliged by the good land they possessed as a divine gift, and which they held by the tenure of their obedience, Isa 1:19.