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1 Kings 8:49

Prayer

47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:

Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

50 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:

51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

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BSB
then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.
KJV
Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
WEB
then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;
ASV
then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;
DARBY
then hear thou in the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their right;
BLB
then may You hear in the heavens, the fixed place of Your dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and may You do their justice
ÅB
så vil du i himmelen, der hvor du bor, høre deres bønn og ydmyke begjæring og hjelpe dem til deres rett
OTB
da hør i himmelen Din bolig deres bønn og deres bønn, og støtt deres sak,
B1930
så vil du i himmelen, der hvor du bor, høre deres bønn og ydmyke begjæring og hjelpe dem til deres rett

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 8:45

    Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

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  • 2 Kings 19:19

    Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.

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  • Zechariah 1:15–16

    And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

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