1 Reyes 8:33

33 »Si tu pueblo Israel cae derrotado ante sus enemigos por haber pecado contra ti, pero luego vuelve a ti y reconoce tu nombre y eleva oraciones a ti en este templo,

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 alguien agravia a otra persona y se le exige que haga juramento de inocencia ante tu altar en este templo,

32 oye entonces desde el cielo y juzga entre tus siervos, entre el acusador y el acusado. Castiga al culpable según su merecido y absuelve al inocente debido a su inocencia.

33 »Si tu pueblo Israel cae derrotado ante sus enemigos por haber pecado contra ti, pero luego vuelve a ti y reconoce tu nombre y eleva oraciones a ti en este templo,

34 oye entonces desde el cielo y perdona el pecado de tu pueblo Israel, y hazlo volver a esta tierra que diste a sus antepasados.

35 »Si los cielos se cierran y no hay lluvia porque tu pueblo ha pecado contra ti, y si luego ellos oran hacia este templo y reconocen tu nombre y se apartan de sus pecados, porque tú los has castigado,