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<a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> whatever prayer or supplication is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his hands toward this house; <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> whatever prayer or supplication is made by any man or by all Thy people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his hands toward this house; <a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> whatever prayer or supplication is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each of whom knows the affliction of his own heart, and spreads his hands toward this house; <a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> whatever prayer or pleading is made by any individual, or by Your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his hands out toward this house; <a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> every prayer or petition that any person or that all your people Israel may have — they each know their own affliction — as they spread out their hands toward this temple, <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> whatever prayer or petition anyone from Your people Israel might have— each man knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— <a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: <a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Listen when anyone in Israel truly feels sorry and sincerely prays with arms lifted toward your temple. <a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: <a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [hear] every prayer for mercy, made by one person or by all the people in Israel, whose consciences bother them, who stretch out their hands toward this temple. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> listen to their prayers. If any of your people Israel, out of heartfelt sorrow, stretch out their hands in prayer toward this Temple, <a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> whatever prayer or request is made, no matter whether it's made by a single man or by all of your people Israel, each praying out of his own hurting heart and anguish and stretching out his hands toward this Temple, <a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make?each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple? <a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their pain and spread out their hands toward this temple, <a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> whatever prayer and petition is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: <a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Whatever prayer and supplication shall be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands towards this house: <a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> any prayer, any supplication that [is] of any man of all Your people Israel, each who knows the plague of his own heart, and has spread his hands toward this house, <a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> any prayer, any supplication that is of any man of all Thy people Israel, who know each the plague of his own heart, and hath spread his hands towards this house, <a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Every prayer, every supplication which shall be to every man to all thy people Israel which shall know a man the blow to his heart and spread forth his hands to this house:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Whatsoever curse or imprecation shall happen to any man of thy people Israel: when a man shall know the wound of his own heart, and shall spread forth his hands in this house, <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> or whatever curse or divine intervention may happen to any man among your people Israel, if anyone understands, having been wounded in his heart, and if he will have extended his hands in this house, <a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> whatever prayer or petition any may make, any of your people Israel, who know heartfelt remorse and stretch out their hands toward this house, <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> whatever prayer, whatever plea there is from any individual or from all your people Israel, all knowing the afflictions of their own hearts so that they stretch out their hands toward this house;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Whatsoever prayer and whatsoever supplication be made by any man or by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the trouble of his own heart, and shall spread forth his hands before thee in this house; <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Every prayer and every request that any man may have, of all your people, Israel, that each man may know the trouble of his heart and he shall stretch his hands before you in this house<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man of all Thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house; <a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> every prayer, every supplication whatever shall be made by any man, as they shall know each the plague of his heart, and shall spread abroad his hands to this house, <a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-38.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=3239" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Solomon's Prayer of Dedication</a> …37When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, 38<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">then may whatever</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/8605.htm" title="8605: tə·p̄il·lāh (N-fs) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/8467.htm" title="8467: tə·ḥin·nāh (N-fs) -- Favor, supplication for favor. From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty.">or petition</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵōl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/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/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/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">make</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">—</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yê·ḏə·‘ūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">his own</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘ (N-msc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">afflictions</a> <a href="/hebrew/6566.htm" title="6566: ū·p̄ā·raś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To spread out, spread. A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.">and spreading out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap·pāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">his hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">temple—</a> 39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—…<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/6-29.htm">2 Chronicles 6:29-30</a> then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— / be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men— <a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a> Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah <a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Psalm 66:18-20</a> If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. / But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer. / Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion! <a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18-19</a> The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. / He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15-18</a> When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. / Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” ... <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-13</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a> Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Daniel 9:4-5</a> And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, / we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a> Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. <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="/matthew/18-19.htm">Matthew 18:19-20</a> Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. / For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” <a href="/mark/11-24.htm">Mark 11:24</a> Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all your people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:prayer<a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">2 Chronicles 20:5-13</a> And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, … <a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a> And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.<a href="/psalms/91-15.htm">Psalm 91:15</a> He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.the plague<a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm">2 Chronicles 6:29</a> Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:<a href="/job/7-11.htm">Job 7:11</a> Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.<a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3,4</a> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long… spread forth<a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">1 Kings 8:22</a> And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:<a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a> And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-15.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-36.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-3.htm">Soever</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-15.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-39.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm">Soever</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-4.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-44.htm">Whatever</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'; 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In the context of <a href="/1_kings/8.htm">1 Kings 8</a>, Solomon is dedicating the temple, a central place of worship for the Israelites. The temple serves as a physical representation of God's presence among His people. The idea of prayer and petition is deeply rooted in the Jewish tradition, where individuals and the community bring their requests before God. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to hear and respond to the prayers of His people (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>). The temple becomes a focal point for these interactions, symbolizing God's accessibility and willingness to engage with His people.each knowing his own afflictions This phrase acknowledges the personal nature of prayer, where each individual is aware of their own struggles and needs. It underscores the importance of self-awareness and humility in approaching God. The Hebrew understanding of afflictions often includes both physical and spiritual hardships. This personal knowledge of one's afflictions is crucial for sincere prayer, as seen in the Psalms, where David frequently expresses his personal struggles and seeks God's intervention (<a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3-4</a>). The recognition of one's own afflictions is a step towards repentance and seeking God's mercy.and spreading out his hands toward this temple— The act of spreading out hands is a traditional posture of prayer in the ancient Near East, symbolizing openness, surrender, and a plea for divine intervention. This gesture is seen in various parts of the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/9-29.htm">Exodus 9:29</a>, where Moses spreads out his hands to the Lord. The direction towards the temple signifies the centrality of the temple as the dwelling place of God's name and presence. It reflects the belief that prayers offered towards the temple are particularly potent, as the temple is the designated place for God's presence on earth (<a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">2 Chronicles 6:20</a>). This act also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of Jesus Christ as the ultimate temple, where believers direct their prayers through Him, as He is the mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>, <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<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 in this chapter. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a> The covenant community of God, who are being invited to bring their prayers and petitions to God. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who hears the prayers of His people and dwells in the temple. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_heart.htm">The Heart</a> Represents the inner life and true intentions of a person, which God alone fully knows.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_heart_in_prayer.htm">The Importance of the Heart in Prayer</a> God knows the true afflictions and desires of our hearts. We should approach Him with sincerity and honesty in our prayers. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_temple_as_a_symbol_of_god's_presence.htm">The Role of the Temple as a Symbol of God's Presence</a> While the physical temple was central to Israelite worship, today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We should live in a way that honors God's presence within us. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_personal_petition.htm">The Power of Personal Petition</a> Each individual is invited to bring their personal needs and struggles before God. This encourages a personal relationship with God, where He is attentive to each person's unique circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_spreading_out_hands_in_prayer.htm">The Act of Spreading Out Hands in Prayer</a> This physical act symbolizes surrender and openness to God. In our prayer life, we should adopt a posture of humility and openness to God's will. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_individual_prayer.htm">Community and Individual Prayer</a> While Solomon's prayer was communal, it also emphasized individual petitions. Both communal and personal prayers are vital in the life of a believer.<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/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> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_1_kings_8_10-11_cloud.htm">In 1 Kings 8:10-11, how could the physical temple be filled with a cloud so dense that the priests could not stand to minister, and why is there no historical record of such an event?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_hezekiah_unconcerned_in_isaiah_39_8.htm">Isaiah 39:8: Why does Hezekiah seem untroubled by the future judgment pronounced on his descendants, and what does this imply about his character or leadership?</a> <a href="/q/is_public_prayer_acceptable.htm">Is public prayer acceptable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 38. - What prayer and supplication soever [There is here a studied reference to the preceding words. Lit., every prayer, etc. We might render in ver. 37, "Whatsoever the plague," etc., and here, "Whatsoever the prayer," etc.] be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart [Here again there is an unmistakeable reference to the "plague" (same word) of ver. 37. The plague of the heart is the inner smart of the conscience corresponding with and perhaps more painful than the smiting of the person. The meaning obviously is that the prayers will vary. according to the various mental and physical sufferings of men], and spread forth his hands [see on ver. 22] toward this house. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>may whatever כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every prayer תְּפִלָּ֣ה (tə·p̄il·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> Intercession, supplication, a hymn or petition תְּחִנָּ֗ה (tə·ḥin·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8467.htm">Strong's 8467: </a> Favor, supplication for favor Your people עַמְּךָ֣ (‘am·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (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 make— תִֽהְיֶה֙ (ṯih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be each אִ֚ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person knowing יֵדְע֗וּן (yê·ḏə·‘ūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know his own לְבָב֔וֹ (lə·ḇā·ḇōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart afflictions נֶ֣גַע (ne·ḡa‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> Mark -- a blow, a spot and spreading out וּפָרַ֥שׂ (ū·p̄ā·raś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6566.htm">Strong's 6566: </a> To break apart, disperse his hands כַּפָּ֖יו (kap·pāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan toward אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that house— הַבַּ֥יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-38.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:38 Whatever prayer and supplication be made (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:39" /></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>