Verse 43

1 Kings 8:43

New King James Version

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43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אַתָּ֞ה תִּשְׁמַ֤ע הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ מְכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתֶּ֔/ךָ וְ/עָשִׂ֕יתָ כְּ/כֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָ֥א אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ הַ/נָּכְרִ֑י לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְעוּ/ן֩ כָּל עַמֵּ֨י הָ/אָ֜רֶץ אֶת שְׁמֶ֗/ךָ לְ/יִרְאָ֤ה אֹֽתְ/ךָ֙ כְּ/עַמְּ/ךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/לָ/דַ֕עַת כִּי שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ נִקְרָ֔א עַל הַ/בַּ֥יִת הַ/זֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנִֽיתִי

English Translation

You will hear from the heavens, the dwelling of your presence, and you will do according to all that the foreigner will call to you for, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as your people Israel, and to know that your name is called upon this house which I have built.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathe... 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 tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy ve... Focus ↗

5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him b... Focus ↗

6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of th... Focus ↗

7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered... Focus ↗

8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the... Focus ↗

9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the... 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 because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had... Focus ↗

12 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in thick darkness. Focus ↗

13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. Focus ↗

14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congreg... Focus ↗

15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my fa... 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 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God (Elohim) o... Focus ↗

18 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto 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 performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father... Focus ↗

21 And I have set there 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, LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, there is no God (Elohim) like thee, in heaven above, or on... Focus ↗

24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy... Focus ↗

25 Therefore now, LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promised... Focus ↗

26 And now, O God (Elohim) of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto t... Focus ↗

27 But will God (Elohim) indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot con... Focus ↗

28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God (Elohim... Focus ↗

29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou ha... Focus ↗

30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray... Focus ↗

31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and t... 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, and... 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, that thou t... Focus ↗

37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be cat... 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 give to every man according to... 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 a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country fo... Focus ↗

42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when... Focus ↗

43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee fo...

44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pr... Focus ↗

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 d... Focus ↗

47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and... Focus ↗

48 And so 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 that have sinned against thee and all their transgressions wherein they have... Focus ↗

51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the mi... 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 people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as tho... Focus ↗

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

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

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

57 The LORD our God (Elohim) be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake... 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 the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD ou... Focus ↗

60 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God (Elohim), and that there is none els... Focus ↗

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

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

63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty t... Focus ↗

64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for... Focus ↗

65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the enter... 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: New King James Version

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