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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 from heaven, your dwelling place, hear 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 and their petition from heaven where you live, 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 your dwelling place 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, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, 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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, 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 Your dwelling place 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 their prayer and their pleading in heaven, Your dwelling place, 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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven Your dwelling place, 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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven Thy dwelling place, 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 Your dwelling place to their prayer and their supplication, and do justice for them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven Your dwelling place, 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 in heaven, your dwelling place, their prayer and petition 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 in heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition 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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;<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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, 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 in heaven, the place where you live, hear their prayer for mercy. 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 />then listen to their prayers. In your home in heaven hear them and be merciful to them. <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 requests in heaven, where you reside, 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, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, 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 your heavenly dwelling place 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 their prayer and their petition in heaven, your dwelling place, 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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, 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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, 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 in the heavens, the settled place of Your dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, 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, the settled place of Thy dwelling, 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 in the heavens thy prepared dwelling, 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 />Then hear thou in heaven, in the firmament of thy throne, 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 />you will hear in heaven, in the firmament of your throne, their prayers and their petitions. And you will accomplish their judgment.<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, your dwelling place, 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 your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, 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, thy dwelling place, 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 shall hear from Heaven, from the foundation of your throne, their prayer and their cry, and you will perform their cause<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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven Thy dwelling-place, 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 thine established dwelling-place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-49.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=3374" 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">48</span>and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, <span class="reftext">49</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/3427.htm" title="3427: šiḇ·tə·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Your dwelling</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/4349.htm" title="4349: mə·ḵō·wn (N-msc) -- From kuwn; properly, a fixture, i.e. A basis; generally a place, especially as an abode.">place,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8467.htm" title="8467: tə·ḥin·nā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Favor, supplication for favor. From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty.">and petition,</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">50</span>May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.…<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/6-39.htm">2 Chronicles 6:39</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a></span><br />but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-46</a></span><br />Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. / He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-14</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. / I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-3</a></span><br />“When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you, / and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, / then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a></span><br />The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-19.htm">Psalm 145:19</a></span><br />He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a></span><br />Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.<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.</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 their prayer and their supplication in heaven your dwelling place, and maintain their cause,</p><p class="hdg">then hear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">1 Kings 8:30</a></b></br> And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.</p><p class="hdg">cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">1 Kings 8:45</a></b></br> Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">2 Kings 19:19</a></b></br> Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou <i>art</i> the LORD God, <i>even</i> thou only.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15,16</a></b></br> And I am very sore displeased with the heathen <i>that are</i> at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-43.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-39.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Maintained</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-13.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Uphold</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-32.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-8.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-59.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">Maintained</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-24.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-35.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 directed towards it. 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 above all creation yet intimately involved with His people.<p><b>Your dwelling place</b><br>The term "dwelling place" refers to heaven as God's ultimate abode, contrasting with the earthly temple Solomon built. While the temple in Jerusalem was a physical symbol of God's presence among His people, it was understood that God's true dwelling is in heaven. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of temples as places where the divine presence could be encountered, yet it also acknowledges the biblical teaching that God cannot be contained by any physical structure (<a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a>).<p><b>their prayer and petition</b><br>This phrase highlights the dual aspects of communication with God: prayer as a general term for speaking with God, and petition as a specific request or plea. In the context of <a href="/1_kings/8.htm">1 Kings 8</a>, Solomon is interceding on behalf of the Israelites, asking God to hear their cries for help, especially when they are in distress or captivity. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to listen to His people's prayers when they turn back to Him (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>).<p><b>and may You uphold their cause</b><br>To "uphold their cause" means to act justly on behalf of the people, particularly in times of need or when they have been wronged. This reflects the biblical theme of God as a righteous judge who defends the oppressed and vindicates the innocent. It also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's faithfulness to His covenant promises, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Psalm 9:4</a>, "For You have upheld my right and my cause; You sat on Your throne, judging righteously." This phrase reassures believers of God's commitment to justice and His active role in the lives of His people.<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 in Jerusalem. 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 house of worship where Solomon is dedicating the nation to God. It symbolizes God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are the focus of Solomon's prayer. They are seeking forgiveness and restoration from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>Described as God's dwelling place, indicating the divine realm from which God hears and responds to prayers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_petition.htm">Prayer and Petition</a></b><br>The act of communicating with God, seeking His intervention and favor in times of need.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_place.htm">God's Dwelling Place</a></b><br>Recognize that while God is omnipresent, His dwelling in heaven signifies His sovereignty and holiness. Our prayers reach Him in His divine realm.<br><br><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 interceding on behalf of others. We are called to pray not only for ourselves but also for our communities and nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_hear.htm">God's Faithfulness to Hear</a></b><br>Trust in God's promise to hear and respond to the prayers of His people. This assurance should encourage us to approach Him with confidence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Solomon's prayer includes a plea for forgiveness and restoration, reminding us of the importance of repentance in our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/upholding_justice.htm">Upholding Justice</a></b><br>The request for God to "uphold their cause" highlights His role as a just judge. We should seek His justice in our lives and the world around us.<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/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/2_chr_6_18__can_a_building_house_god.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18: If the heavens cannot contain God, how can a physical building house His presence, and does this contradict other scriptures affirming God's omnipresence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_in_temples_(1_kings_8_13_acts_7_48).htm">Does God dwell in temples? (1 Kings 8:13 vs. Acts 7:48)</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 49.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause.</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">do their judgments</span>, as in ver. 45.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-49.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">then may You hear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤</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">הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙</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">Your dwelling</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְתְּךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4349.htm">Strong's 4349: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode</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 petition,</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/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-49.htm">1 Kings 8:49 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:49 Then hear you their prayer and their (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:50" /></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>