1 Reyes 8:33

33 Cuando tu pueblo Israel hubiere caído delante de sus enemigos, por haber pecado contra ti, y a ti se volvieren, y confesaren tu nombre, y oraren, y te rogaren con humildad 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 Cuando alguno hubiere pecado contra su prójimo, y le tomaren juramento haciéndole jurar, y viniere el juramento delante de tu altar en esta Casa;

32 tú oirás desde el cielo, y obrarás, y juzgarás a tus siervos, condenando al impío, dando su camino sobre su cabeza, y justificando al justo, dándole conforme a su justicia.

33 Cuando tu pueblo Israel hubiere caído delante de sus enemigos, por haber pecado contra ti, y a ti se volvieren, y confesaren tu nombre, y oraren, y te rogaren con humildad en esta Casa;

34 tú los oirás en los cielos, y perdonarás el pecado de tu pueblo Israel, y los volverás a la tierra que diste a sus padres.

35 Cuando el cielo se cerrare, y no haya lluvias, por haber pecado contra ti, y te rogaren en este lugar, y confesaren tu nombre, y se volvieren del pecado, cuando los hubieres afligido;