Verse 44

1 Kings 8:44

American Standard Version

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44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto Jehovah toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name;

Original Language Text

hebrew

כִּי יֵצֵ֨א עַמְּ/ךָ֤ לַ/מִּלְחָמָה֙ עַל אֹ֣יְב֔/וֹ בַּ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֑/ם וְ/הִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ אֶל יְהוָ֗ה דֶּ֤רֶךְ הָ/עִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֣רְתָּ בָּ֔/הּ וְ/הַ/בַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר בָּנִ֥תִי לִ/שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ

English Translation

When your people go out to battle against their enemy on the way that you send them, and they shall pray to the Lord toward the city which you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name.

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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 Jehovah, 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 Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the... 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 Jehov... 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 Jehovah fil... Focus ↗

12 Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. Focus ↗

13 I have surely built thee a 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 assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of... Focus ↗

15 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy... 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 a house for the name of Jehovah, the God (Elohim... Focus ↗

18 But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, tho... Focus ↗

19 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he... Focus ↗

20 And Jehovah hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my fathe... Focus ↗

21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our... Focus ↗

22 And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spr... Focus ↗

23 and he said, O Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, there is no God (Elohim) like thee, in heaven ab... 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 Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that whi... 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 Jehovah my God (Elo... Focus ↗

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 neighbor, 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 are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if... 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... Focus ↗

38 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, [or] by all thy people Israel, who shall kno... Focus ↗

39 then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man accordin... Focus ↗

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

41 Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far... Focus ↗

42 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thine outstretched arm); when... Focus ↗

43 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee f... Focus ↗

44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they...

45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. Focus ↗

46 If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and de... Focus ↗

47 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, a... Focus ↗

48 if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies,... Focus ↗

49 then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their... Focus ↗

50 and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have... Focus ↗

51 (for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the... Focus ↗

52 that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy p... Focus ↗

53 For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as th... Focus ↗

54 And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto J... Focus ↗

55 And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, Focus ↗

56 Blessed be Jehovah, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised:... Focus ↗

57 Jehovah our God (Elohim) be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake u... Focus ↗

58 that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and... Focus ↗

59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our... Focus ↗

60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God (Elohim); there is none else. Focus ↗

61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God (Elohim), to walk in his statutes, and to k... Focus ↗

62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before Jehovah. Focus ↗

63 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto Jehovah, two and twe... Focus ↗

64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for t... Focus ↗

65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance... Focus ↗

66 On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyf... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 8 (66 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

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