1 Kings 8:45

45 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.

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1 Kings 8:45 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
English Standard Version (ESV)
45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.
New Living Translation (NLT)
45 then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause.
The Message Bible (MSG)
45 Listen from heaven to what they pray and ask for, and do what's right for them.
American Standard Version (ASV)
45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
45 then hear their prayer for mercy in heaven, and do what is right [for them].
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
45 may You hear their prayer and petition in heaven and uphold their cause.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
45 Then listen to them from heaven. Listen to their prayer. Listen to them when they ask you to show them your favor. Stand up for them.

1 Kings 8:45 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:45

Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication,
&c.] For success:

and maintain their cause;
do them justice, and avenge their injuries, as the Targum; let it appear that their cause is right, by giving them victory.

1 Kings 8:45 In-Context

43 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name.
44 “When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray to the LORD toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name,
45 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
46 “When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to their own lands, far away or near;
47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 9:4; Psalms 140:12
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