1 Kings 8:36 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.”

1 Kings 8:36 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:36 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 8:36 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land which you have given to your people for an inheritance.”

1 Kings 8:36 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:36 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. ”

1 Kings 8:36 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:36 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“then Thou dost hear in the heavens, and hast forgiven the sin of Thy servants, and of Thy people Israel, for Thou directest them the good way in which they go, and hast given rain on Thy land which Thou hast given to Thy people for inheritance.”

1 Kings 8:36 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:36 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“then hear thou in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. ”

1 Kings 8:36 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:36 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then heare thou in heauen, and pardon the sinne of thy seruants and of thy people Israel (when thou hast taught the the good way wherein they may walke) and giue raine vpon the land that thou hast giuen to thy people to inherite.”

1 Kings 8:36 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:36 in Context — 1 Kings 8

34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.

35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:

36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;

38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:

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What Does 1 Kings 8:36 Mean?

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