1 Kings 8:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;”
1 Kings 8:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:47 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“yet if they repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly,’”
1 Kings 8:47 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly; ”
1 Kings 8:47 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they have turned <FI>it<Fi> back unto their heart in the land whither they have been taken captive, and have turned back, and made supplication unto Thee, in the land of their captors, saying, We have sinned and done perversely--we have done wickedly;”
1 Kings 8:47 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and if they shall take it to heart in the land whither they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done iniquity, we have dealt perversely; ”
1 Kings 8:47 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet if they turne againe vnto their heart in the lande (to the which they be caryed away captiues) and returne and pray vnto thee in the lande of them that caryed them away captiues, saying, We haue sinned, we haue transgressed, and done wickedly,”
1 Kings 8:47 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:47 in Context — 1 Kings 8
45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
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What Does 1 Kings 8:47 Mean?
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