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Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all their wrongdoings which they have committed against You, and make them <i>objects of</i> compassion before those who have taken them captive, so that they will have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You, and make them objects of compassion before those who have taken them captive, that they may have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against Thee, and make them <i>objects of</i> compassion before those who have taken them captive, that they may have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You, and give them over as <i>objects of</i> compassion before those who have taken them captive, that they may have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions which they have committed against You, and make them <i>objects of</i> compassion before their captors, that they will be merciful to them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May you forgive your people who sinned against you and all their rebellions against you, and may you grant them compassion before their captors, so that they may treat them compassionately.<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 forgive Your people who sinned against You and all their rebellions against You, and may You give them compassion in the eyes of their captors, so that they may be compassionate to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Forgive your people no matter how much they have sinned against you. Make the enemies who defeated them be kind to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Forgive your people, who have sinned against you. [Forgive] all their wrongs when they rebelled against you, and cause those who captured them to have mercy on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Forgive all their sins and their rebellion against you, and make their enemies treat them with kindness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />forgiving your people who have sinned against you, along with their transgressions by which they have transgressed against you. "Show your compassion in the presence of those who have taken them captive, so they may show compassion on them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and have forgiven Your people who have sinned against You, even all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You, and have given them mercies before their captors, and they have had mercy [on] them—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and hast forgiven Thy people who have sinned against Thee, even all their transgressions which they have transgressed against Thee, and hast given them mercies before their captors, and they have had mercy on them -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And forgive to thy people who sinned against thee, and all their transgressions which they transgressed against thee, and give them for compassion before those carrying them captive, and they compassionated them:<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 forgive thy people, that have sinned against thee, and all their iniquities, by which they have transgressed against thee: and give them mercy before them that have made them captives, that they may have compassion on 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 forgive your people, who have sinned against you, and all their iniquities, by which they have transgressed against you. And you will grant to them mercy in the sight of those who have made them captives, so that they may take pity on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Forgive your people who have sinned against you and all the offenses they have committed against you, and grant them mercy in the sight of their captors, so that these will be merciful to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you; and grant them compassion in the sight of their captors, so that they may have compassion on them<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And forgive thy people who have sinned against thee and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion in the presence of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them;<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 forgive your people because they have sinned against you and for all their offenses that they had offended against you, and you shall give them favor before their captors and they will show compassion upon them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against Thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thou shalt be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou shalt cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-50.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=3382" 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">49</span>then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. <span class="reftext">50</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: wə·sā·laḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">May You forgive</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am·mə·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</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.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭə·’ū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">against You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·lə·ḵāl- (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">the transgressions</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/6586.htm" title="6586: pā·šə·‘ū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To rebel, transgress. A primitive root; to break away, i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.">they have committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">against You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·nə·ṯat·tām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and may You grant them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: lə·ra·ḥă·mîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">compassion</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7617.htm" title="7617: šō·ḇê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To take captive. A primitive root; to transport into captivity.">of their captors</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: wə·ri·ḥă·mūm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp:: 3mp) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">to show them mercy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">51</span>For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.…<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/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="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6-7</a></span><br />let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. / We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Daniel 9:9</a></span><br />To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-4.htm">Psalm 130:4</a></span><br />But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Psalm 86:5</a></span><br />For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />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="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Exodus 34:9</a></span><br />“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a></span><br />But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.<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="/matthew/6-12.htm">Matthew 6:12</a></span><br />And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-4.htm">Luke 11:4</a></span><br />And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13-14</a></span><br />He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And forgive your people that have sinned against you, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against you, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:</p><p class="hdg">and give them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></b></br> For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children <i>shall find</i> compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God <i>is</i> gracious and merciful, and will not turn away <i>his</i> face from you, if ye return unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Ezra 7:6,27,28</a></b></br> This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he <i>was</i> a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Nehemiah 1:11</a></b></br> O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. 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The plea for forgiveness acknowledges the covenant relationship between God and His people, Israel. In the context of <a href="/1_kings/8.htm">1 Kings 8</a>, Solomon is dedicating the temple and interceding for the Israelites, recognizing their propensity to sin. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of human fallibility and the need for divine grace. The concept of forgiveness is foundational in both the Old and New Testaments, with passages like <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51 and 1</a> <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a> emphasizing God's readiness to forgive those who repent.<p><b>and all the transgressions they have committed against You</b><br>The term "transgressions" refers to acts of rebellion or violation of God's law. In the historical context, Israel often strayed from God's commandments, leading to periods of judgment and exile. This plea acknowledges the seriousness of sin and the need for comprehensive forgiveness. The use of "all" underscores the totality of their offenses, suggesting that no sin is beyond God's capacity to forgive. This is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>, where God invites His people to reason together and promises that their sins, though scarlet, shall be white as snow.<p><b>and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors</b><br>This request for compassion from captors reflects the historical reality of Israel's exiles, such as the Babylonian captivity. It acknowledges God's sovereignty over the hearts of even foreign rulers, as seen in the stories of Joseph in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">Genesis 39:21</a>) and Daniel in Babylon (<a href="/daniel/1-9.htm">Daniel 1:9</a>). The plea for compassion is a recognition that God can influence circumstances and people to bring about His purposes, even in times of judgment and exile.<p><b>to show them mercy</b><br>Mercy is a key attribute of God, often associated with His covenant love (hesed) for His people. The request for mercy from captors is a plea for relief and favor, even when justice might demand otherwise. This reflects the biblical theme of God's mercy triumphing over judgment (<a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a>). The ultimate expression of divine mercy is found in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's mercy and offers redemption to all who believe.<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 forgiveness for the people of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who have sinned and are in need of forgiveness and mercy. They are the primary focus of Solomon's intercession.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The newly built temple where Solomon is praying. It represents God's dwelling place among His people and a central place of worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/captors.htm">Captors</a></b><br>The foreign powers or individuals who may hold the Israelites in captivity. Solomon prays for compassion from these captors.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and the one to whom Solomon directs his prayer, seeking forgiveness and mercy for the people.<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 demonstrates the importance of interceding for others, especially in seeking God's forgiveness and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_readiness_to_forgive.htm">God's Readiness to Forgive</a></b><br>This passage reassures believers of God's willingness to forgive sins when approached with a repentant heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_from_unlikely_sources.htm">Compassion from Unlikely Sources</a></b><br>God can move the hearts of even those who are against us to show mercy, as seen in Solomon's request for compassion from captors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_spiritual_matters.htm">The Role of Leadership in Spiritual Matters</a></b><br>Solomon, as a leader, takes responsibility for the spiritual well-being of his people, setting an example for leaders today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Acknowledging sin and seeking forgiveness is crucial for restoring a right relationship with 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/bible's_view_on_abortion_healing.htm">What does the Bible say about abortion healing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_8_with_harsh_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 8's depiction of a caring God with other biblical passages that portray divine indifference or harsh judgment toward humans?</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/how_do_iniquity,_sin,_and_transgression_differ.htm">What differentiates iniquity, sin, and transgression?</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>(50) <span class= "bld">Forgive . . . and give them compassion </span>This prayer was singularly fulfilled at the captivity of Judah in Babylon, though we hear of no such thing in relation to the captivity of the "lost tribes" of Israel in Assyria. We see this in the exceptional favour of Nebuchadnezzar and of the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther to the Jews in Babylon; we see it still more in the greater boon of restoration granted them by Cyrus and Darius, and the Artaxerxes of the Book of Nehemiah. Like the whole course of the fortunes of the Jews in their subsequent dispersion, these things,--however they may be accounted for--are certainly unique in history.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 50.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">to</span> <span class="accented">compassion</span> or <span class="accented">bowels</span> <span class="hebrew">רַחֲמִים</span> = <span class="greek">τὰ σπλάγχνα</span>, <a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12</a>; <a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Philippians 1:8</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-1.htm">Philippians 2:1</a>, etc. <span class="cmt_word">before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them.</span> [For the fulfilment of this prayer, see <a href="/ezra/1-3.htm">Ezra 1:3, 7</a>; <a href="/ezra/6-13.htm">Ezra 6:13</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/2-6.htm">Nehemiah 2:6</a>. Compare <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Psalm 106:46</a>.] In the three following verses we have a sort of general conclusion to the dedication prayer. It is hardly correct to say that these last words apply to all the preceding petitions - the plea "they are thy people" manifestly cannot apply in the case of vers. 41-43. On the other hand, as little are they to be limited to the persons last mentioned in vers. 46-50, though it is highly probable they were suggested by the thought of the captives. They are manifestly in close connection with the preceding verses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-50.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 forgive</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָלַחְתָּ֤</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·laḥ·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_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> </span><span class="str2">To forgive, pardon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your people</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַמְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have sinned</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽטְאוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭə·’ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against You</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḵāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the transgressions</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have committed</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּשְׁעוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(pā·šə·‘ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6586.htm">Strong's 6586: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against You,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and may You grant them</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְתַתָּ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ṯat·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">compassion</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרַחֲמִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ra·ḥă·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their captors</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁבֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḇê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7617.htm">Strong's 7617: </a> </span><span class="str2">To transport into captivity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to show them mercy.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ri·ḥă·mūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fondle, to love, to compassionate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-50.htm">1 Kings 8:50 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:50 And forgive your people who have sinned (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:49"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:49" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:51"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:51" /></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>