1 Kings 8:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Kings 8:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 8:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.”

1 Kings 8:30 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place; and when thou hearest, forgive. ”

1 Kings 8:30 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Then Thou hast hearkened unto the supplication of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel, which they pray towards this place; yea, Thou dost hearken in the place of Thy dwelling, in the heavens--and Thou hast hearkened, and hast forgiven,”

1 Kings 8:30 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And hearken unto the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place, and hear thou in thy dwelling-place, in the heavens, and when thou hearest, forgive. ”

1 Kings 8:30 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare thou therefore the supplication of thy seruant, and of thy people Israel, which pray in this place, and heare thou in the place of thine habitation, euen in heauen, and when thou hearest, haue mercie.”

1 Kings 8:30 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:30 in Context — 1 Kings 8

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:

32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

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What Does 1 Kings 8:30 Mean?

1 Kings 8:30 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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