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the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires, <a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires, <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near the LORD our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And may these words of mine, with which I have implored the favor of the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He will maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day requires, <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day requires, <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day requires, <a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before Yahweh, be near to Yahweh our God day and night, that He may do justice for His slave and justice for His people Israel, as each day requires, <a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Let these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He will maintain the cause and right of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires, <a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> May my words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near the LORD our God day and night. May he uphold his servant’s cause and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> May my words I have made my petition with before the LORD be near the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold His servant&#8217s cause and the cause of His people Israel, as each day requires, <a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require; <a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I pray that the LORD our God will remember my prayer day and night. May he help everyone in Israel each day, in whatever way we need it. <a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require: <a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> May these words which I have prayed to the LORD be near the LORD our God day and night. Then he will give me and his people Israel justice every day as it is needed. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> May the LORD our God remember at all times this prayer and these petitions I have made to him. May he always be merciful to the people of Israel and to their king, according to their daily needs. <a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> And may what I've had to say to the LORD remain with the LORD our God both day and night, so that he may defend the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as the need of the day may require it, <a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires, <a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> May the LORD our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, so that he might vindicate his servant and his people Israel as the need arises. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Let these my words, with which I have made petition before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require; <a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And let these my words with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh to the LORD our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: <a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before Yahweh, be near to Yahweh our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as every day requires; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and these, my words, with which I have made supplication before YHWH, are near to our God YHWH by day and by night, to maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, the matter of a day in its day, <a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and these my words with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, are near unto Jehovah our God by day and by night, to maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, the matter of a day in its day; <a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And these words which I supplicated before Jehovah shall be drawing near to Jehovah our God day and night, to do the judgment of his servant and the judgment of his people Israel, the word of a day in its day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And let these my words, wherewith I have prayed before the Lord, he nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he may do judgment for his servant, and for his people Israel day by day: <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And may these my words, by which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God, day and night, so that he may accomplish judgment for his servant and for his people Israel, throughout each day. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> May these words of mine, the petition I have offered before the LORD, our God, be present to the LORD our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel as each day requires, <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Let these words of mine, with which I pleaded before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And let these my words wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel day by day; <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And these words that I have prayed before LORD JEHOVAH shall be near LORD JEHOVAH God by night and by day, to do the judgment of his Servant and the judgment of his people Israel every day by day<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that He maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, as every day shall require; <a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And let these words, which I have prayed before the Lord our God, be near to the Lord our God day and night, to maintain the cause of thy servant, and the cause of thy people Israel for ever. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-59.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=3479" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Solomon's Benediction</a> …58May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers. 59<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And may</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">words</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.">with which</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: hiṯ·ḥan·nan·tî (V-Hitpael-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">I have made my petition</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.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qə·rō·ḇîm (Adj-mp) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">be near</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3119.htm" title="3119: yō·w·mām (Adv) -- Daytime, by day. From yowm; daily.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: wā·lā·yə·lāh (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">and night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">so that He may uphold</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·paṭ (N-msc) -- Judgment. ">the cause</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of His servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·paṭ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Judgment. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of His people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as each day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·w·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">requires,</a> 60so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40-42</a> Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. / Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness. / O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.” <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a> May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. <a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17-19</a> So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. / Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. / O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.” <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6</a> let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">2 Chronicles 7:15-16</a> Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. / For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time. <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Psalm 5:3</a> In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation. <a href="/psalms/55-17.htm">Psalm 55:17</a> Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice. <a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Psalm 88:13</a> But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. <a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Psalm 143:1</a> A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. <a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17</a> Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a> And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it. <a href="/john/15-7.htm">John 15:7</a> If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And let these my words, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:let these my words.<a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm">2 Chronicles 6:41,42</a> Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness… nigh<a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1,2</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee… <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a> Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.<a href="/john/17-9.htm">John 17:9,20-24</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine… <a href="/luke/11-3.htm">Luke 11:3</a> Give us day by day our daily bread.as the matter<a href="/deuteronomy/33-25.htm">Deuteronomy 33:25</a> Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-49.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">Night</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-38.htm">Require</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-5.htm">Times</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-3.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-26.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-9.htm">Night</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-15.htm">Require</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">Times</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 8</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">The feast of the temple</a> 12. <a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">Solomon's blessing</a> 22. <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Solomon's prayer</a> 54. <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Solomon's blessing</a> 62. <a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">His sacrifice of peace offerings</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD This phrase refers to Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple, a significant event in Israel's history. Solomon's prayer is a model of intercession, reflecting a deep understanding of God's covenant with Israel. The temple was the central place of worship, symbolizing God's presence among His people. Solomon's petition emphasizes the importance of prayer and communication with God, a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a>, which encourages believers to present their requests to God.be near to the LORD our God day and night The request for the words to be near to God day and night highlights the continuous nature of prayer and God's constant watchfulness over His people. This reflects the idea of God's omnipresence and His readiness to hear the prayers of His people at all times. <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a> reminds us that God neither slumbers nor sleeps, indicating His perpetual care and attention.so that He may uphold the cause of His servant Solomon refers to himself as God's servant, a term that denotes humility and submission to God's will. This reflects the biblical principle that leaders are to serve under God's authority. The phrase also implies a request for divine justice and support, aligning with the biblical theme of God as the defender of the righteous, as seen in <a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a>.and of His people Israel This phrase underscores the collective identity and covenant relationship between God and Israel. Israel is often referred to as God's chosen people, a nation set apart to fulfill His purposes. The historical context includes the establishment of Israel as a nation under God's law, with the temple serving as a focal point for worship and national identity. This covenant relationship is foundational to understanding the Old Testament narrative and God's redemptive plan.as each day requires The phrase suggests a daily dependence on God for guidance and provision. It reflects the biblical principle of daily reliance on God, as seen in the provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16) and the Lord's Prayer, where Jesus teaches His disciples to ask for their daily bread (<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>). This daily requirement emphasizes the need for ongoing faith and trust in God's provision and timing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem and is offering a prayer of dedication to God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, to whom Solomon directs his prayer. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The newly constructed house of worship where Solomon is dedicating his prayer. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen people of God, for whom Solomon is interceding. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_dedication_of_the_temple.htm">The Dedication of the Temple</a> A significant event where Solomon prays for God's continual presence and favor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_persistent_prayer.htm">The Power of Persistent Prayer</a> Solomon's request for his words to be near to God day and night highlights the importance of continual prayer. Believers are encouraged to maintain a persistent prayer life, trusting that God hears and responds to our needs. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a> Solomon's prayer reflects a deep trust in God's faithfulness to uphold the cause of His people. Christians can find assurance in God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His promises. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_others.htm">Intercession for Others</a> Solomon's prayer is not just for himself but for the entire nation of Israel. This teaches the importance of interceding for others, lifting up the needs of our communities and nations before God. <a href="/topical/d/daily_dependence_on_god.htm">Daily Dependence on God</a> The phrase "as each day requires" emphasizes the need for daily reliance on God. Believers are reminded to seek God's guidance and provision for each day's unique challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 8</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_solomon's_wisdom.htm">What does the Bible say about Solomon's wisdom?</a> <a href="/q/do_deut._17_14-20_and_1_sam._8_conflict.htm">How does Deuteronomy 17:14-20's endorsement of a human king align with 1 Samuel 8's warning against monarchy, and are these texts contradictory?</a> <a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God's judgment can remain despite repentance?</a> <a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</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>(59) And Solomon offered.--The idea that the king on this occasion, and on others, performed the priest's ministerial office is manifestly improbable. At all times he who brought the sacrifice was said to "offer" it. (See, for example, <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm" title="And when any will offer a meat offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense thereon:">Leviticus 2:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/3-2.htm" title="And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.">Leviticus 3:2</a>; <a href="/leviticus/3-7.htm" title="If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.">Leviticus 3:7</a>, &c.) The priest accepted it in the name of the Lord, and poured the blood at the foot of the altar of sacrifice, or sprinkled it on the altar of incense. But still the absence of all mention of the priests, even as to the "hallowing" of the court for sacrifice, is characteristic of the tone of the whole narrative, in which the king alone is prominent.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 59. - And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of [Heb. to do the judgment of] his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require [Heb. the thing of a day in his day. Same phrase <a href="/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18</a>; <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a>]: <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-59.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And may וְיִֽהְי֨וּ (wə·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be these אֵ֗לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those words דְבָרַ֜י (ḏə·ḇā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause with which אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have made my petition הִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙ (hiṯ·ḥan·nan·tî) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel be near קְרֹבִ֛ים (qə·rō·ḇîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach to the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative day יוֹמָ֣ם (yō·w·mām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3119.htm">Strong's 3119: </a> Daytime, by day and night, וָלָ֑יְלָה (wā·lā·yə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> A twist, night, adversity so that He may uphold לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת ׀ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the cause מִשְׁפַּ֣ט (miš·paṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of His servant עַבְדּ֗וֹ (‘aḇ·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant [and] וּמִשְׁפַּ֛ט (ū·miš·paṭ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of His people עַמּ֥וֹ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc as each day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day requires, דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-59.htm">1 Kings 8:59 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-59.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:59 Let these my words with which (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-58.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:58"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:58" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-60.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:60"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:60" /></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>