1 Kings 8:50

50 and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and ¹grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

1 Kings 8:50 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:50

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all
their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee
By returning them to their own land; by which it would appear that the Lord had forgiven their trespasses, as well as by what follows:

and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that
they may have compassion on them;
for it is in the power of God to work upon the affections of men, and dispose their minds to use his people well, and to pity them under their distresses, as the Chaldeans did the Jews in Babylon, ( Psalms 106:46 ) .

1 Kings 8:50 In-Context

48 if they repent with all their mind and with all their heart in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name,

49 then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause

50 and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

51 (for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).

52 Let your eyes be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to you.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 106:46