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LORD toward the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, <a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a> If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a> “When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which You have chosen and the house which I have built for Your name, <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which You have chosen and the house which I have built for Your name, <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “When Thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way Thou shalt send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which Thou hast chosen and the house which I have built for Thy name, <a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which You have chosen and the house which I have built for Your name, <a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which You have chosen and the house that I have built for Your Name and Presence, <a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When your people go out to fight against their enemies, wherever you send them, and they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your name, <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Your people go out to fight against their enemies, wherever You send them, and they pray to Yahweh in the direction of the city You have chosen and the temple I have built for Your name, <a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto Jehovah toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name; <a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Our LORD, sometimes you will order your people to attack their enemies. Then your people will turn toward this temple I have built for you in your chosen city, and they will pray to you. <a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: <a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "When your people go to war against their enemies (wherever you may send them) and they pray to you, O LORD, toward the city you have chosen and the temple I built for your name, <a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> "When you command your people to go into battle against their enemies and they pray to you, wherever they are, facing this city which you have chosen and this Temple which I have built for you, <a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> "When your people go out to war against their enemies, no matter what way you send them, and they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city that you have chosen and in the direction of the Temple that I have built for your name, <a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, <a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> "When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, and they direct their prayers to the LORD toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, <a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name; <a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray to the LORD towards the city which thou hast chosen, and towards the house that I have built for thy name: <a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When Your people go out to battle against its enemy, in the way that You send them, and they have prayed to YHWH [in] the way of the city which you have fixed on, and of the house which I have built for Your Name, <a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'When Thy people doth go out to battle against its enemy, in the way that Thou dost send them, and they have prayed unto Jehovah the way of the city which thou hast fixed on, and of the house which I have builded for Thy name; <a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If thy people shall go forth to war against his enemy in the way which thou shalt send them, and pray to Jehovah the way of the city which thou didst choose in it, and the house which I built for thy name:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If thy people go out to war against their enemies, by what way soever thou shalt send them, they shall pray to thee towards the way of the city, which thou hast chosen, and towards the house, which I have built to thy name: <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And if your people have gone out to war against their enemies, along whatever way you will send them, they shall pray to you in the direction of the city, which you have chosen, and toward the house, which I have built to your name. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> “When your people go out to war against their enemies, by whatever way you send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city you have chosen and the house I have built for your name, <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way thou shalt send them, and shall pray to the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house that I have built for thy name; <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when your people will come forth to battle against their enemies, on the way that you send them out, and they will pray before you, LORD JEHOVAH, on the street of the city that you have desired and this house that I have built for your name<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If Thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way Thou shalt send them, and they pray unto the LORD toward the city which Thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Thy name; <a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> If it be that thy people shall go forth to war against their enemies in the way by which thou shalt turn them, and pray in the name of the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built to thy name, <a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-44.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=3309" 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> …43then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. 44<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</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/3318.htm" title="3318: yê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">go</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: lam·mil·ḥā·māh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">to war</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇōw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: tiš·lā·ḥêm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">You send them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: wə·hiṯ·pal·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">and when they pray</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the direction</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥar·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">You have chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wə·hab·ba·yiṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bā·ni·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">I have built</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: liš·me·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">for Your Name,</a> 45then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.…<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="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a> When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/6-34.htm">2 Chronicles 6:34-35</a> When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of this city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, / then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause. <a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a> Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” <a href="/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1-5</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. / May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion. / May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah ... <a href="/psalms/60-11.htm">Psalm 60:11-12</a> Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. / With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies. <a href="/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12-13</a> Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. / With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/jeremiah/42-11.htm">Jeremiah 42:11</a> Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him. <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a> Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ... <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a> I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. <a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-4</a> For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5-6</a> Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” / So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” <a href="/matthew/18-19.htm">Matthew 18:19-20</a> Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. / For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever you shall send them, and shall pray to the LORD toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house that I have built for your name:go out to battle<a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a> When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt… <a href="/deuteronomy/31-3.htm">Deuteronomy 31:3-6</a> The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said… <a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Joshua 1:2-5</a> Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel… whithersoever<a href="/numbers/31-1.htm">Numbers 31:1</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,<a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">Joshua 6:2-5</a> And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour… <a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">Joshua 8:1,2</a> And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: … shall pray<a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-12</a> And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah… <a href="/2_chronicles/18-31.htm">2 Chronicles 18:31</a> And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.<a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">2 Chronicles 20:6-13</a> And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? … <a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16</a> Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.<a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Psalm 78:67-69</a> Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: … <a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13,14</a> For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/23-9.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-8.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-3.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">War</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-36.htm">Way</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-38.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">Wherever</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">Whithersoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/20-14.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-58.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">War</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">Way</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-13.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">Wherever</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">Whithersoever</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Your people go to war against their enemies This phrase reflects the reality of ancient Israel's frequent military engagements. The Israelites often faced conflicts with surrounding nations such as the Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites. Warfare was a common aspect of life, and the Israelites believed that their success in battle depended on their faithfulness to God. This concept is rooted in <a href="/deuteronomy/20.htm">Deuteronomy 20</a>, which outlines laws for warfare, emphasizing reliance on God for victory.wherever You send them This acknowledges God's sovereignty in directing the affairs of His people, including military campaigns. The Israelites believed that God had a specific plan and purpose for their nation, and their movements were under His divine guidance. This is reminiscent of the journeys of the Israelites in the wilderness, where God led them by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>).and when they pray to the LORD Prayer is central to the relationship between God and His people. In times of war, prayer was a means of seeking divine intervention and favor. This reflects the broader biblical theme of reliance on God through prayer, as seen in the Psalms, where David often prayed for deliverance from his enemies (e.g., <a href="/psalms/18.htm">Psalm 18</a>).in the direction of the city You have chosen The city referred to here is Jerusalem, which God chose as the spiritual and political center of Israel. This choice is significant because Jerusalem became the location of the Temple, the dwelling place of God's presence. The idea of praying toward Jerusalem is further emphasized in <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10</a>, where Daniel prays facing Jerusalem despite being in exile.and the house I have built for Your Name This refers to the Temple constructed by Solomon, which was dedicated to the Name of the LORD. The Temple was not just a physical structure but a symbol of God's covenant with Israel and His presence among them. The phrase "for Your Name" indicates that the Temple was dedicated to God's glory and honor. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>), signifying God's presence within 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. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, who are being addressed in this prayer as they go to war. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, to whom the prayer is directed. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city chosen by God, where the temple is located. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The house built by Solomon for the Name of the LORD, serving as a central place of worship and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_prayer_in_warfare.htm">The Importance of Prayer in Warfare</a> Prayer is a crucial element in spiritual and physical battles. Just as the Israelites were instructed to pray toward the temple, Christians are called to seek God's guidance and strength in all conflicts. <a href="/topical/g/god's_chosen_place_and_presence.htm">God's Chosen Place and Presence</a> The temple in Jerusalem symbolizes God's presence among His people. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and God's presence is with us wherever we go. <a href="/topical/d/direction_in_prayer.htm">Direction in Prayer</a> The act of praying toward the temple signifies a focus on God and His promises. In our lives, directing our prayers with intentionality and faith is vital. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_sending.htm">Obedience to God's Sending</a> The phrase "wherever You send them" emphasizes obedience to God's direction. Believers are called to trust and follow God's leading, even into challenging situations. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_name.htm">The Power of God's Name</a> The temple was built for God's Name, representing His character and authority. In prayer, invoking the name of the LORD is a declaration of trust in His power and sovereignty.<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/evidence_god_'founded'_zion.htm">Psalm 87:1–2 – Where is the archaeological evidence that God personally “founded” Zion? </a> <a href="/q/how_can_2_chr_8_2_and_1_kgs_9_11-13_align.htm">In 2 Chronicles 8:2, Solomon rebuilds cities given by Hiram, yet 1 Kings 9:11-13 implies those cities were unacceptable to him; how can both accounts be accurate?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_temple's_ruin_with_psalm_27_4.htm">(Psalm 27:4) How can one reconcile the desire to 'dwell in the house of the LORD' forever with the archaeological record of the ancient temple's destruction?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_65_19__why_weeping_in_jerusalem.htm">Isaiah 65:19: How do we reconcile the promise of no more weeping in Jerusalem with its violent and sorrowful history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(44-50) If thy people goout.--The prayer here returns once more to invoke God's aid against earthly enemies. It is characteristic of the foreboding tone of sadness, which runs through the whole prayer, that it touches but lightly on the first petition, for God's blessing on the arms of Israel, so often granted in days gone by, and enlarges on the second petition, for mercy and deliverance in the event of defeat and captivity. The spirit, and in the confession of <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm" title="Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land where they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication to you in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;">1Kings 8:47</a> the very words, of this prayer of Solomon are strikingly reproduced in the solemn supplication of Daniel, when the close of the Babylonish captivity drew near (<a href="/context/daniel/9-4.htm" title="And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;">Daniel 9:4-15</a>).There we find a confession of sin, perverseness, and wickedness, literally the same; we find also a similar pleading with God, as "keeping covenant and mercy," a similar reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and a similar emphasis on the consecration of the city and its people by God's "great name." There is a striking pathos of circumstance in the fact, that over "the sanctuary that was desolate" (<a href="/daniel/9-17.htm" title="Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of your servant, and his supplications, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.">Daniel 9:17</a>), with "his windows open towards Jerusalem," Daniel utters the same prayer, which had marked the day of its consecration in all magnificence and prosperity.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 44. - If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever [Heb. in the way which] thou shalt send them [These words clearly imply that the war, whether defensive or offensive (i.e., for the chastisement of other nations), is one which had God's sanction, and indeed was waged by His appointment], and shall pray unto the Lord toward [Heb. in the way of. Same expression as above. The repetition is significant. "They have gone in God's way. They may therefore look the way of God's house for help." Executing God's commission, they might justly expect His blessing] the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-44.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Your people עַמְּךָ֤ (‘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 go יֵצֵ֨א (yê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to war לַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (lam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against their enemies, אֹ֣יְב֔וֹ (’ō·yə·ḇōw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary wherever בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action You send them, תִּשְׁלָחֵ֑ם (tiš·lā·ḥêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out and when they pray וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ (wə·hiṯ·pal·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> To judge, to intercede, pray to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel in the direction דֶּ֤רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action of the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement You have chosen בָּחַ֣רְתָּ (bā·ḥar·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> To try, select and the house וְהַבַּ֖יִת (wə·hab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house I have built בָּנִ֥תִי (bā·ni·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build for Your Name, לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ (liš·me·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-44.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:44 If your people go out to battle (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:43"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:43" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:45"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:45" /></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>