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THE MESSAGE
1 Kings 8:34
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Christian Standard Bible®
may you hear in heavenand forgive the sin of your people Israel.May you restore them to the landyou gave their ancestors.
may you hear in heavenand forgive the sin of your people Israel.May you restore them to the landyou gave their ancestors.
Hebrew Names Version
then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Yisra'el, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Yisra'el, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
King James Version
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
English Standard Version
then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to their fathers.
then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to their fathers.
New Century Version
then hear them in heaven. Forgive the sins of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
then hear them in heaven. Forgive the sins of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
New English Translation
then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
Amplified Bible
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave their fathers.
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave their fathers.
New American Standard Bible
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave their fathers.
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave their fathers.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then heare thou in heauen, and be mercifull vnto the sinne of thy people Israel, and bring them againe vnto the lande, which thou gauest vnto their fathers.
Then heare thou in heauen, and be mercifull vnto the sinne of thy people Israel, and bring them againe vnto the lande, which thou gauest vnto their fathers.
Legacy Standard Bible
then listen in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
then listen in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
Contemporary English Version
listen from your home in heaven. Forgive them and bring them back to the land you gave their ancestors.
listen from your home in heaven. Forgive them and bring them back to the land you gave their ancestors.
Complete Jewish Bible
hear in heaven, forgive the sin of your people Isra'el, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
hear in heaven, forgive the sin of your people Isra'el, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
Darby Translation
then hear thou in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land that thou gavest unto their fathers.
then hear thou in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land that thou gavest unto their fathers.
Easy-to-Read Version
Please listen in heaven, please listen to the prayers of your people Israel. Forgive them for their sins and let them have their land again. You gave this land to their ancestors.
Please listen in heaven, please listen to the prayers of your people Israel. Forgive them for their sins and let them have their land again. You gave this land to their ancestors.
George Lamsa Translation
Then hear thou in heaven and forgive the sin of thy servants and of thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
Then hear thou in heaven and forgive the sin of thy servants and of thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
Good News Translation
listen to them in heaven. Forgive the sins of your people and bring them back to the land which you gave to their ancestors.
listen to them in heaven. Forgive the sins of your people and bring them back to the land which you gave to their ancestors.
Lexham English Bible
then you shall hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and you shall bring them back to the ground which you gave to their ancestors.
then you shall hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and you shall bring them back to the ground which you gave to their ancestors.
Literal Translation
then You shall hear in Heaven, and shall forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and shall bring them back to the land that You gave to their fathers.
then You shall hear in Heaven, and shall forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and shall bring them back to the land that You gave to their fathers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the heare thou them in heauen, and be mercifull vnto the synne of thy people of Israel, and brynge them agayne into the londe, yt thou hast geuen vnto their fathers.
the heare thou them in heauen, and be mercifull vnto the synne of thy people of Israel, and brynge them agayne into the londe, yt thou hast geuen vnto their fathers.
American Standard Version
then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
Bible in Basic English
Then give ear in heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back again into the land which you gave to their fathers.
Then give ear in heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back again into the land which you gave to their fathers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then heare thou in heauen, to be mercifull vnto the sinne of thy people Israel, and bring them againe vnto the land which thou gauest vnto their fathers.
Then heare thou in heauen, to be mercifull vnto the sinne of thy people Israel, and bring them againe vnto the land which thou gauest vnto their fathers.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the land which Thou gavest unto their fathers.
then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the land which Thou gavest unto their fathers.
King James Version (1611)
Then heare thou in heauen, and forgiue the sinne of thy people Israel, and bring them againe vnto the land, which thou gauest vnto their fathers.
Then heare thou in heauen, and forgiue the sinne of thy people Israel, and bring them againe vnto the land, which thou gauest vnto their fathers.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
then shalt thou hear from heaven, and be gracious to the sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
then shalt thou hear from heaven, and be gracious to the sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
English Revised Version
then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers;
then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers;
Berean Standard Bible
may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to their fathers.
may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to their fathers.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
here thou in heuene, and foryyue thou the synne of thi puple; and thou schalt lede hem ayen in to the lond, which thou hast youe to the fadris of hem.
here thou in heuene, and foryyue thou the synne of thi puple; and thou schalt lede hem ayen in to the lond, which thou hast youe to the fadris of hem.
Young's Literal Translation
then thou dost hear in the heavens, and hast forgiven the sin of Thy people Israel, and brought them back unto the ground that Thou gavest to their fathers.
then thou dost hear in the heavens, and hast forgiven the sin of Thy people Israel, and brought them back unto the ground that Thou gavest to their fathers.
Update Bible Version
then you shall hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
then you shall hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
World English Bible
then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
New King James Version
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
New Living Translation
then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave their ancestors.
then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave their ancestors.
New Life Bible
then hear in heaven. Forgive the sin of Your people Israel. And return them to the land You gave to their fathers.
then hear in heaven. Forgive the sin of Your people Israel. And return them to the land You gave to their fathers.
New Revised Standard
then hear in heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land that you gave to their ancestors.
then hear in heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land that you gave to their ancestors.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the soil, which thou gavest unto their fathers?
then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the soil, which thou gavest unto their fathers?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
Revised Standard Version
then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again to the land which thou gavest to their fathers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
Contextual Overview
22Before the entire congregation of Israel, Solomon took a position before the Altar, spread his hands out before heaven, and prayed, O God , God of Israel, there is no God like you in the skies above or on the earth below who unswervingly keeps covenant with his servants and relentlessly loves them as they sincerely live in obedience to your way. You kept your word to David my father, your personal word. You did exactly what you promised—every detail. The proof is before us today! Keep it up, God , O God of Israel! Continue to keep the promises you made to David my father when you said, "You'll always have a descendant to represent my rule on Israel's throne, on the condition that your sons are as careful to live obediently in my presence as you have." 26 O God of Israel, let this all happen; confirm and establish it! 27Can it be that God will actually move into our neighborhood? Why, the cosmos itself isn't large enough to give you breathing room, let alone this Temple I've built. Even so, I'm bold to ask: Pay attention to these my prayers, both intercessory and personal, O God , my God. Listen to my prayers, energetic and devout, that I'm setting before you right now. Keep your eyes open to this Temple night and day, this place of which you said, "My Name will be honored there," and listen to the prayers that I pray at this place. Listen from your home in heaven and when you hear, forgive. When someone hurts a neighbor and promises to make things right, and then comes and repeats the promise before your Altar in this Temple, listen from heaven and act accordingly: Judge your servants, making the offender pay for his offense and setting the offended free of any charges. 33When your people Israel are beaten by an enemy because they've sinned against you, but then turn to you and acknowledge your rule in prayers desperate and devout in this Temple, Listen from your home in heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, return them to the land you gave their ancestors. 35When the skies shrivel up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, but then they pray at this place, acknowledging your rule and quitting their sins because you have scourged them, Listen from your home in heaven, forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Then start over with them: Train them to live right and well; send rain on the land you gave your people as an inheritance. 37When disasters strike, famine or catastrophe, crop failure or disease, locust or beetle, or when an enemy attacks their defenses—calamity of any sort—any prayer that's prayed from anyone at all among your people Israel, hearts penetrated by the disaster, hands and arms thrown out to this Temple for help, Listen from your home in heaven. Forgive and go to work on us. Give what each deserves, for you know each life from the inside (you're the only one with such "inside knowledge"!) so that they'll live before you in lifelong reverent and believing obedience on this land you gave our ancestors. 41And don't forget the foreigner who is not a member of your people Israel but has come from a far country because of your reputation. People are going to be attracted here by your great reputation, your wonder-working power, who come to pray at this Temple. Listen from your home in heaven. Honor the prayers of the foreigner so that people all over the world will know who you are and what you're like and will live in reverent obedience before you, just as your own people Israel do; so they'll know that you personally make this Temple that I've built what it is. 44When your people go to war against their enemies at the time and place you send them and they pray to God toward the city you chose and this Temple I've built to honor your Name, Listen from heaven to what they pray and ask for, and do what's right for them. When they sin against you—and they certainly will; there's no one without sin!—and in anger you turn them over to the enemy and they are taken captive to the enemy's land, whether far or near, but repent in the country of their captivity and pray with changed hearts in their exile, "We've sinned; we've done wrong; we've been most wicked," and turn back to you heart and soul in the land of the enemy who conquered them, and pray to you toward their homeland, the land you gave their ancestors, toward the city you chose, and this Temple I have built to the honor of your Name, Listen from your home in heaven to their prayers desperate and devout and do what is best for them. Forgive your people who have sinned against you; forgive their gross rebellions and move their captors to treat them with compassion. They are, after all, your people and your precious inheritance whom you rescued from the heart of that iron-smelting furnace, Egypt! 52O be alert and attentive to the needy prayers of me, your servant, and your dear people Israel; listen every time they cry out to you! You handpicked them from all the peoples on earth to be your very own people, as you announced through your servant Moses when you, O God , in your masterful rule, delivered our ancestors from Egypt.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
forgive the sin: 1 Kings 8:30, Ezra 1:1-6, Psalms 106:47, Jeremiah 31:4-9, Jeremiah 31:27, Jeremiah 32:37, Jeremiah 33:10-13, Daniel 9:12, Daniel 9:19, Daniel 9:25, Amos 7:2
which thou gavest: Genesis 13:15, Exodus 6:8, Joshua 21:43
Reciprocal: Numbers 14:19 - Pardon 2 Chronicles 6:24 - put to the worse Nehemiah 9:28 - heardest Jeremiah 18:8 - that nation Matthew 6:12 - forgive Luke 11:4 - forgive us
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel,.... It being not personal, but public sins, which would be the cause of such a calamity:
and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers; as had been often their case in the time of the judges.
