1 Kings 8:34

34 may You hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave their ancestors.

1 Kings 8:34 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:34

Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people
Israel
It being not personal, but public sins, which would be the cause of such a calamity:

and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their
fathers;
as had been often their case in the time of the judges.

1 Kings 8:34 In-Context

32 may You hear in heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked by bringing what he has done on his own head and providing justice for the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

33 When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy, because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and praise Your name, and they pray and plead with You for mercy in this temple,

34 may You hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave their ancestors.

35 When the skies are shut and there is no rain, because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and praise Your name, and they turn from their sins because You are afflicting them,

36 may You hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way they should walk in. May You send rain on Your land that You gave Your people for an inheritance.