1 Reyes 8:33

33 Cuando tu pueblo Israel sea derrotado delante de un enemigo por haber pecado contra ti, si se vuelven a ti y confiesan tu nombre, y oran y te hacen súplica en esta casa,

1 Reyes 8:33 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:33

When thy people Israel shall be smitten down before the enemy,
&c.] Beaten and routed, many slain, and others carried captive; which had been their case, and might be again, and was, though now a time of peace:

because they have sinned against thee;
which always was the reason of their being given up into the hands of their enemies:

and shall turn again to thee;
to thy worship, as the Targum, having fallen into idolatry, which was generally the case when they fell before their enemies:

and confess thy name;
own him to be the true God, acknowledge his justice in their punishment, confess their sin, repent of it, and give him glory:

and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house;
not the captives, unless it should be rendered, as it may, "toward this house" {f}; but those that escaped, or their brethren that went not out to battle, who should pray for them here.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 So Pool and Patrick.

1 Reyes 8:33 In-Context

31 Si alguno peca contra su prójimo y se le exige juramento, y viene y jura delante de tu altar en esta casa,

32 escucha tú desde los cielos y obra y juzga a tus siervos, condenando al impío haciendo recaer su conducta sobre su cabeza, y justificando al justo dándole conforme a su justicia.

33 Cuando tu pueblo Israel sea derrotado delante de un enemigo por haber pecado contra ti, si se vuelven a ti y confiesan tu nombre, y oran y te hacen súplica en esta casa,

34 escucha tú desde los cielos y perdona el pecado de tu pueblo Israel, y hazlos volver a la tierra que diste a sus padres.

35 Cuando los cielos estén cerrados y no haya lluvia por haber ellos pecado contra ti, y oren hacia este lugar y confiesen tu nombre, y se vuelvan de su pecado cuando tú los aflijas,