1 Kings 8:44

Prayer

⁴² for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,

⁴³ then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.

When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,

⁴⁵ then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

⁴⁶ When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
KJV: If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
WEB: “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name,
ASV: If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto Jehovah toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name;
DARBY: If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray to Jehovah toward the city that thou hast chosen, and the house that I have built unto thy name;
BLB: when Your people go out to battle against their enemy in the way that You send them, and they pray to YHWH [in] the way of the city that You have chosen, and the house that I have built for Your name,

ÅB: Når ditt folk drar ut i krig mot sin fiende på den vei du sender dem, og de så ber til Herren, vendt mot den stad du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,
OTB: Når Ditt folk går ut i kamp mot sin fiende, på hvilken som helst måte Du sender dem, og de ber til Herren mot byen Du har valgt og huset jeg har bygget for Ditt navn,
B1930: Når ditt folk drar ut i krig mot sin fiende på den vei du sender dem, og de så beder til Herren, vendt mot den stad du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 6:34
When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
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Psalms 78:67–69
He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
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Psalms 132:13–14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
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Daniel 9:17–19
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.
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1 Kings 8:16
‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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Deuteronomy 20:1–4
When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
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Joshua 1:2–5
“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 20:6–13
and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
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