1 Kings 8:48 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
1 Kings 8:48 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:48 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 8:48 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 8:48 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen and the house which I have built for your name,”
1 Kings 8:48 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:48 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them 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: ”
1 Kings 8:48 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:48 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, they have turned back unto Thee, with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and have prayed unto Thee the way of their land, which Thou gavest to their fathers, the city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which I have builded for Thy name:”
1 Kings 8:48 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:48 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city that thou hast chosen, and the house that I have built unto thy name; ”
1 Kings 8:48 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:48 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If they turne againe vnto thee with all their heart, and with all their soule in the lande of their enemies, which led them away captiues, and pray vnto thee toward the way of their land, which thou gauest vnto their fathers, and toward the citie which thou hast chosen, and the house, which I haue built for thy Name,”
1 Kings 8:48 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:48 in Context — 1 Kings 8
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,
50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
Read the full chapter: 1 Kings 8 — What Is Man? — God's Glory and Human Dignity →
What Does 1 Kings 8:48 Mean?
1 Kings 8:48 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free