1 Kings 8:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:”
1 Kings 8:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and for his supplication, Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you today;”
1 Kings 8:28 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day; ”
1 Kings 8:28 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Then thou hast turned unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and unto the prayer which Thy servant is praying before Thee to-day,”
1 Kings 8:28 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Yet have respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, Jehovah, myGod, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day; ”
1 Kings 8:28 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But haue thou respect vnto the prayer of thy seruant, and to his supplication, O Lord, my God, to heare the cry and prayer which thy seruant prayeth before thee this day:”
1 Kings 8:28 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:28 in Context — 1 Kings 8
26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
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What Does 1 Kings 8:28 Mean?
1 Kings 8:28 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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