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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their pleading, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then listen in heaven to their prayer and their supplication, and do justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their pleading, and maintain their right <i>and</i> defend their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />may you hear their prayer and petition in heaven and uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />may You hear their prayer and petition in heaven and uphold their cause. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Answer their prayers from heaven and give them victory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />then hear their prayer for mercy in heaven, and do what is right [for them].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />listen to their prayers. Hear them in heaven and give them victory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear their prayer and their request in heaven, and fight for their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their petition, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then You have heard their prayer and their supplication in the heavens, and have maintained their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then Thou hast heard in the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And hear thou in the heavens their supplication and their prayer, and do their judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And then hear thou in heaven their prayers, and their supplications, and do judgment for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you will hear in heaven their prayers and their petitions. And you will accomplish judgment for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />listen in heaven to their prayer and petition, and uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you will hear from Heaven their prayer and their cry and you will perform their justice.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then hear Thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then shalt thou hear from heaven their supplication and their prayer, and shalt execute judgment for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=3321" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Solomon's Prayer of Dedication</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">44</span>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, <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·šā·ma‘·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">then may You hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">from heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: tə·p̄il·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">their prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8467.htm" title="8467: tə·ḥin·nā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Favor, supplication for favor. From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty.">their plea,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and may You uphold</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Judgment. ">their cause.</a> </span><span class="reftext">46</span>When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.htm">2 Chronicles 6:35</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1-2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-11.htm">Psalm 60:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-1.htm">Psalm 144:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. / He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-4.htm">Deuteronomy 20:4</a></span><br />For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">2 Chronicles 20:6-12</a></span><br />and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You. / Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? / They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Psalm 18:39</a></span><br />You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-4.htm">Psalm 44:4-5</a></span><br />You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. / Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5-6</a></span><br />In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. / The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-15.htm">Isaiah 37:15-20</a></span><br />And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: / “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-13</a></span><br />Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-7.htm">John 15:7</a></span><br />If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then hear you in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.</p><p class="hdg">cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a></b></br> That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Psalm 9:4</a></b></br> For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a></b></br> They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-31.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-34.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-33.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-32.htm">Maintained</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-38.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-44.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-38.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-15.htm">Uphold</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Maintained</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Uphold</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">The feast of the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">Solomon's blessing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Solomon's prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">54. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Solomon's blessing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">His sacrifice of peace offerings</a></span><br></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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In the context of Solomon's dedication of the temple, it reflects the understanding that while God is not confined to the temple, He is attentive to the prayers offered there. This aligns with <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a>, which states, "The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne." It underscores the transcendence of God, who is both immanent and sovereign over all creation.<p><b>their prayer and their plea</b><br>The distinction between "prayer" and "plea" suggests different forms of communication with God. "Prayer" can be seen as a general term for speaking with God, while "plea" indicates a more urgent or desperate request. This reflects the human condition of dependence on divine intervention, as seen in the Psalms, where David often cries out to God in times of distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/86-6.htm">Psalm 86:6</a>). It highlights the relational aspect of faith, where believers are encouraged to bring all concerns before God.<p><b>and may You uphold their cause</b><br>This phrase speaks to God's role as a just judge who supports the righteous. The request for God to "uphold their cause" implies a desire for divine justice and vindication. In the historical context, Israel often faced external threats and internal disputes, necessitating divine intervention for protection and justice. This is reminiscent of God's promise in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Deuteronomy 32:36</a>, "For the LORD will vindicate His people." It also foreshadows the ultimate justice brought by Jesus Christ, who is described as the righteous judge in <a href="/2_timothy/4-8.htm">2 Timothy 4:8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who is offering this prayer during the dedication of the temple. He is seeking God's favor and presence for the people of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The newly built temple where Solomon is dedicating it to the Lord. It serves as the central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are being represented by Solomon in this prayer. They are seeking God's guidance and protection.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God, from where Solomon asks God to hear the prayers of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_plea.htm">Prayer and Plea</a></b><br>The act of communicating with God, seeking His intervention and support in times of need.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercessory_prayer.htm">The Power of Intercessory Prayer</a></b><br>Solomon’s prayer is an example of intercessory prayer, where he stands in the gap for the people of Israel. Believers today are called to pray for others, seeking God’s intervention in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_responsiveness.htm">God’s Sovereignty and Responsiveness</a></b><br>The verse highlights God’s sovereignty and His willingness to respond to the prayers of His people. It encourages believers to trust in God’s ability to hear and act according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_a_dedicated_place_of_worship.htm">The Importance of a Dedicated Place of Worship</a></b><br>The temple serves as a physical reminder of God’s presence among His people. While believers today are not bound to a specific location, gathering in a dedicated place of worship can strengthen communal faith and focus on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/upholding_righteous_causes.htm">Upholding Righteous Causes</a></b><br>Solomon’s request for God to uphold their cause emphasizes the importance of aligning our prayers with God’s righteousness and justice. Believers are encouraged to seek God’s will in their petitions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_prayer.htm">Consistency in Prayer</a></b><br>The verse encourages believers to be consistent in prayer, trusting that God hears and will respond in His perfect timing. Persistence in prayer is a demonstration of faith and reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_unbelievers_truly_pray.htm">Can an unbeliever genuinely engage in prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_kings_8_27_contradictory.htm">In 1 Kings 8:27, Solomon acknowledges that God cannot be contained by the temple, yet the chapter emphasizes the temple as God's dwelling; isn't this contradictory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_science_proof_of_divine_talk.htm">Psalm 3:4 claims God answers from 'his holy mountain'--why is there no scientific confirmation of divine communication from a specific location?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">do</span> <span class="accented">their judgments, i.e.</span>, secure them justice, defend the right. Same words, <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18</a>; cf. <a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5</a>, Heb.] The last petition - the second of those which speak of prayers addressed towards the temple, or the Holy Presence which dwelt there, from a foreign land - contemplates as possible the captivity of the Hebrew nation. It has hence been too readily inferred that this portion of the prayer, at least, if not the preceding petition also, has been interpolated by a post-captivity writer. But there is really no solid reason for doubting its genuineness. Not only is it the <span class="accented">seventh</span> petition (see on ver. 31), but the captivity of Israel had been denounced as the punishment of persistent disobedience long before by Moses, and in the chapters to which such constant reference is made (<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33, 44</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25, 36, 64</a>; cf. 4:27) - a fact which is in itself an indirect proof of genuineness, as showing that this petition is of a piece with the rest of the prayer. And when to this we add that the carrying of a conquered and refractory race into captivity was an established custom of the East, we shall be inclined to agree with Bahr, that "it would have been more remarkable if Solomon had not mentioned it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">may You hear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ma‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from heaven</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their prayer</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּפִלָּתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(tə·p̄il·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intercession, supplication, a hymn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their plea,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחִנָּתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥin·nā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8467.htm">Strong's 8467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Favor, supplication for favor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and may You uphold</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their cause.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:45 Then hear in heaven their prayer (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-44.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:44"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:44" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:46"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:46" /></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>