1 Kings 8:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 8:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there;’ to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place. ”
1 Kings 8:29 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for Thine eyes being open towards this house night and day, towards the place of which Thou hast said, My Name is there; to hearken unto the prayer which Thy servant prayeth towards this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that thine eyes may be open upon this house night and day, upon the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place. ”
1 Kings 8:29 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That thine eyes may be open toward this house, night and day, euen towarde the place whereof thou hast said, My Name shalbe there: that thou mayest hearken vnto the prayer which thy seruant prayeth in this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:29 in Context — 1 Kings 8
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.
31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
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What Does 1 Kings 8:29 Mean?
1 Kings 8:29 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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