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1 Kings 8:40
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so that they will fear you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.
1 Kings 8:40 in Other Translations
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That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
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that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers.
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Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors.
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so that they'll live before you in lifelong reverent and believing obedience on this land you gave our ancestors.
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so that they may fear You all the days they live on the land You gave our ancestors.
1 Kings 8:40 Meaning and Commentary
1 Kings 8:40
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 ( Psalms 130:4 ) ( Hosea 3:5 )
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, ( Isaiah 1:19 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
1 Kings 8:40 In-Context
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and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands toward this temple—
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then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart),
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so that they will fear you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.
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“As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name—
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for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,
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