1 Kings 8:50
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:
49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
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:
52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
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- BSB
- May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
- ASV
- and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
- DARBY
- and forgive thy people their sin against thee, and all their transgressions whereby they have transgressed against thee, and give them to find compassion with those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
- BLB
- and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions that they have transgressed against You, and may You grant them compassion before the face of those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them.
- ÅB
- og tilgi ditt folk hva de har syndet mot deg, og alle de misgjerninger de har gjort mot deg, og la dem finne barmhjertighet hos dem som holder dem fanget, så de forbarmer seg over dem;
- OTB
- og tilgi Ditt folk som har syndet mot Deg, og alle deres overtredelser som de har begått mot Deg, og gjør dem til gjenstander for medfølelse for dem som har bortført dem, slik at de vil ha medfølelse med dem.
- B1930
- og forlate ditt folk hvad de har syndet mot dig, og alle de misgjerninger de har gjort mot dig, og la dem finne barmhjertighet hos dem som holder dem fanget, så de forbarmer sig over dem;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 106:46
He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
Read in context2 Chronicles 30:9
For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
Read in contextActs 7:10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Read in contextProverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Read in contextEzra 7:27–28
Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
Read in contextNehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
Read in contextDaniel 1:9–10
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
Read in contextNehemiah 2:4–8
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
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