1 Kings 8:49

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.

American Standard Version (1901)

then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;

Bible in Basic English

Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to them;

Free Bible Version

then hear from heaven, the place where you live, respond and support their cause.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then heare thou their prayer and their supplication in heauen thy dwelling place, and iudge their cause,

King James (Authorized) Version

Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

Translation for Translators

then from your home in heaven listen to them while they plead for your help, and assist them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then from heaven, the place where you live, listen to their prayer and their request for help, and you will make matters right for them.

Noah Webster Bible

Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause,

World English Bible

then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;

Young's Literal Translation

'Then Thou hast heard in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause,

Context

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

⁴⁸and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,⁴⁹then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.⁵⁰May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.

Summary

In this verse, King Solomon prays for God's forgiveness and mercy towards the Israelites when they sin against Him. He acknowledges the human tendency to stray from God's ways and asks for restoration and reconciliation when they repent. Solomon's prayer reflects the importance of seeking God's forgiveness and the assurance that God is willing to forgive and restore His people when they turn back to Him. It serves as a reminder of the faithfulness and compassion of God towards those who seek Him with a repentant heart.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Then hear thou their prayers, and their supplication, in heaven thy dwellingplace,.... For their deliverance out of captivity: and maintain their cause; plead it, and do them justice, avenge their injuries, and deliver them. Then hear thou their prayers, and their supplication, in heaven thy dwellingplace,.... For their deliverance out of captivity: and maintain their cause; plead it, and do them justice, avenge their injuries, and deliver them. 1 Kings 8:50 kg1 8:50 kg1 8:50 kg1 8:50And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee,.... By returning them to their own land; by which it would appear that the Lord had forgiven their trespasses, as well as by what follows: and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them; for it is in the power of God to work upon the affections of men, and dispose their minds to use his people well, and to pity them under their distresses, as the Chaldeans did the Jews in Babylon, Psa 106:46.