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May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you. <a href="/esv/1_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a> That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a> that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> so that Your eyes may be open to the pleading of Your servant and to the pleading of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and to the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> that Thine eyes may be open to the supplication of Thy servant and to the supplication of Thy people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to Thee. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your slave and to the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and to the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them and be attentive to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> May your eyes be open to your servant’s petition and to the petition of your people Israel, listening to them whenever they call to you. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> May Your eyes be open to Your servant&#8217s petition and to the petition of Your people Israel, listening to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee. <a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am your servant, and the people of Israel belong to you. So listen when any of us pray and cry out for your help. <a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "May your eyes always see my plea and your people Israel's plea so that you will listen to them whenever they call on you. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Sovereign LORD, may you always look with favor on your people Israel and their king, and hear their prayer whenever they call to you for help. <a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Do this so your eyes may remain open to the requests of your servant and to the requests of your people's prayers, to listen to them whenever they call out to you, <a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You. <a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> "May you be attentive to your servant's and your people Israel's requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> that your eyes and your ears may be open to the petition of your servant, and to the petition of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That thy eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them in all their supplications to thee. <a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for Your eyes being open to the supplication of Your servant, and to the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them in all they call to You for; <a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for Thine eyes being open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all they call unto Thee for; <a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thine eyes to be opened to the prayer of thy servant and to the prayer of thy people Israel, to hear to them in all their calling to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That thy eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, to hear them in all things for which they shall call upon thee. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So may your eyes be open to the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel. And so may you heed them in all the things about which they will call upon you. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> “Thus may your eyes be open to the petition of your servant and to the petition of your people Israel; thus may you listen to them whenever they call upon you. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Let your eyes be open to the plea of your servant, and to the plea of your people Israel, listening to them whenever they call to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> That thine eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servants and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them in all that they call for unto thee. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And your eyes shall be opened to the prayers of your Servants and of your people Israel, and to hear them in all that they cry to you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> that Thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto Thee. <a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And let thine eyes and thine ears be opened to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them in all things for which they shall call upon thee. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-52.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=3404" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Solomon's Prayer of Dedication</a> …51For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron. 52<a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">May Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: p̄ə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">open</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8467.htm" title="8467: tə·ḥin·naṯ (N-fsc) -- Favor, supplication for favor. From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty.">the pleas</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8467.htm" title="8467: tə·ḥin·naṯ (N-fsc) -- Favor, supplication for favor. From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and may You listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">whenever</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rə·’ām (V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">they call</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to You.</a> 53For You, O Lord GOD, as Your inheritance, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40</a> Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6</a> let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. <a href="/psalms/130-2.htm">Psalm 130:2</a> O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. <a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17-19</a> So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. / Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. / O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.” <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">2 Chronicles 7:15</a> Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a> Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a> May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. <a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17</a> Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a> But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ... <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a> And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it. <a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a> And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a> Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them in all that they call for to you.That thine<a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a> That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.<a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40</a> Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.in all that<a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Psalm 86:5</a> For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.<a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18</a> The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-32.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-5.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Whensoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/17-22.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-55.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-53.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-28.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Whensoever</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 8</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">The feast of the temple</a> 12. <a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">Solomon's blessing</a> 22. <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Solomon's prayer</a> 54. <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Solomon's blessing</a> 62. <a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">His sacrifice of peace offerings</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "eyes" of God symbolize His awareness and readiness to respond to the needs of His people. In the ancient Near Eastern context, deities were often thought to be distant, but Solomon's prayer reflects a belief in a personal God who is actively involved in the lives of His people. The "servant" refers to Solomon himself, highlighting his role as the intercessor for Israel. The phrase underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to be attentive to His chosen people. This plea for divine attention is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a>, which states, "The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry."and may You listen to them whenever they call to You This part of the verse emphasizes the importance of prayer and God's willingness to hear His people. The act of calling upon God is a central theme throughout the Bible, illustrating the dependence of humanity on divine intervention. The phrase "whenever they call" suggests an ongoing, continuous relationship, not limited by time or circumstance. This reflects the biblical teaching that God is always accessible to those who seek Him, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12</a>, "Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you." The assurance of God's listening ear is a source of comfort and hope, encouraging believers to persist in prayer. This also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of Jesus as the mediator between God and humanity, as seen in <a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>, where Christ is the ultimate intercessor who ensures that God hears the prayers of His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem and is offering this prayer of dedication to God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen people of God, whom Solomon is interceding for in his prayer. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, to whom Solomon directs his prayer. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_dedication_of_the_temple.htm">The Dedication of the Temple</a> A significant event where Solomon prays for God's continued presence and favor upon Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_attentiveness.htm">God's Attentiveness</a> God is attentive to the prayers of His people. Just as Solomon prayed for God’s eyes and ears to be open, we can be confident that God listens to us today. <a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a> Solomon’s prayer is an example of intercessory prayer, where he stands in the gap for the people of Israel. We are called to pray not only for ourselves but also for others. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_temple.htm">The Importance of the Temple</a> The temple was a physical representation of God’s presence. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we should live in a way that honors God’s presence within us. <a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant_faithfulness.htm">God’s Covenant Faithfulness</a> Solomon’s prayer reflects trust in God’s covenant promises. We can rely on God’s faithfulness in our lives, knowing He keeps His promises. <a href="/topical/p/persistent_prayer.htm">Persistent Prayer</a> The phrase "whenever they call to You" suggests persistence in prayer. We are encouraged to continually bring our requests before God, trusting in His timing and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 8</a> <a href="/q/when_did_king_baasha_die.htm">In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)</a> <a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God's judgment can remain despite repentance?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a> <a href="/q/is_1_samuel_8_an_edited_text.htm">Could 1 Samuel 8 reflect later editorial influences rather than an authentic historical event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 52. - That thine eyes may be open [cf. ver. 29] unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel [of. vers. 28, 30], to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-52.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>May Your eyes עֵינֶ֤יךָ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain be לִהְי֨וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be open פְתֻחוֹת֙ (p̄ə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the pleas תְּחִנַּ֣ת (tə·ḥin·naṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8467.htm">Strong's 8467: </a> Favor, supplication for favor of Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֔ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant and וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to [of] תְּחִנַּ֖ת (tə·ḥin·naṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8467.htm">Strong's 8467: </a> Favor, supplication for favor Your people עַמְּךָ֣ (‘am·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and may You listen לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to them אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to whenever בְּכֹ֖ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every they call קָרְאָ֥ם (qā·rə·’ām) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read to You. אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:52 That your eyes may be open (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:51"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:51" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-53.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:53"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:53" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>