1 Kings 8:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)”
1 Kings 8:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:39 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);”
1 Kings 8:39 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) ”
1 Kings 8:39 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“then Thou dost hear in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, and hast forgiven, and hast done, and hast given to each according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest, (for Thou hast known--Thyself alone--the heart of all the sons of man),”
1 Kings 8:39 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“then hear thou in the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest (for thou, thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men), ”
1 Kings 8:39 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Heare thou then in heauen, in thy dwelling place, and be mercifull, and doe, and giue euery man according to all his wayes, as thou knowest his heart, (for thou only knowest the heartes of all the children of men)”
1 Kings 8:39 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:39 in Context — 1 Kings 8
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:
39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;
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What Does 1 Kings 8:39 Mean?
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