Verse 28

1 Kings 8:28

English Revised Version

28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God (Elohim), to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/פָנִ֜יתָ אֶל תְּפִלַּ֧ת עַבְדְּ/ךָ֛ וְ/אֶל תְּחִנָּת֖/וֹ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑/י לִ/שְׁמֹ֤עַ אֶל הָֽ/רִנָּה֙ וְ/אֶל הַ/תְּפִלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַבְדְּ/ךָ֛ מִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל לְ/פָנֶ֖י/ךָ הַ/יּֽוֹם
English Translation
And you shall turn to the prayer of your servant and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hear the cry and the prayer that your servant prays before you today.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fat... Focus ↗
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim,... Focus ↗
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. Focus ↗
4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were... Focus ↗
5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him bef... Focus ↗
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the oracle of th... Focus ↗
7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ar... Focus ↗
8 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the ora... Focus ↗
9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the L... Focus ↗
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the hou... Focus ↗
11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD fi... Focus ↗
12 Then spake Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. Focus ↗
13 I have surely built thee an house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever. Focus ↗
14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congrega... Focus ↗
15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David... Focus ↗
16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tri... Focus ↗
17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD, the God (Eloh... Focus ↗
18 But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name,... Focus ↗
19 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he... Focus ↗
20 And the LORD hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my fath... Focus ↗
21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with ou... Focus ↗
22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, an... Focus ↗
23 and he said, O LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, there is no God (Elohim) like thee, in heaven above... Focus ↗
24 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest... Focus ↗
25 Now therefore, O LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which... Focus ↗
26 Now therefore, O God (Elohim) of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest... Focus ↗
27 But will God (Elohim) in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cann... Focus ↗
28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God (Elohim...
29 that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast... Focus ↗
30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray... Focus ↗
31 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come... Focus ↗
32 then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way up... Focus ↗
33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if t... Focus ↗
34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the la... Focus ↗
35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray to... Focus ↗
36 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou t... Focus ↗
37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or ca... Focus ↗
38 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall kno... Focus ↗
39 then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man accordin... Focus ↗
40 Moreover concerning the stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far... Focus ↗
41 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when... Focus ↗
42 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee fo... Focus ↗
43 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they... Focus ↗
44 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. Focus ↗
45 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and d... Focus ↗
46 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, a... Focus ↗
47 if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies,... Focus ↗
48 then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their... Focus ↗
49 and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they hav... Focus ↗
50 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the mid... Focus ↗
51 that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy p... Focus ↗
52 For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as th... Focus ↗
53 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto th... Focus ↗
54 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, Focus ↗
55 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised:... Focus ↗
56 The LORD our God (Elohim) be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake... Focus ↗
57 that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and... Focus ↗
58 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD ou... Focus ↗
59 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD, he is God (Elohim); there is none else. Focus ↗
60 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God (Elohim), to walk in his statutes, and to... Focus ↗
61 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. Focus ↗
62 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and tw... Focus ↗
63 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for... Focus ↗
64 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the ente... Focus ↗
65 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyf... Focus ↗