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1 Kings 8:59

in 1 Kings 8

And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;

KJV

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

This verse in 1 Kings 8

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

And let these my words - This and the following verse is a sort of supplement to the prayer which ended 1Ki 8:53; but there is an important addition to this prayer in the parallel place, 2Ch 6:41, 2Ch 6:42: “Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The glorifying of God in the enlargement of his kingdom among men. Let Israel be thus blessed, thus favoured; not that all people may become tributaries to us (Solomon sees his kingdom as great as he desires), but that all people may know that the Lord is God, and he only, and may come and worship him,
And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord,....

The words behind it

22 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְיִֽהְי֨וּand may they be

    veyihyuH1961 →3559 times

  • דְבָרַ֜יwords my

    devaraiH1697 →1440 times

  • אֵ֗לֶּהthese

    ʾelehH428 →746 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙I have sought favor

    hitchanantiH2603 →78 times

  • לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before

    lifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • קְרֹבִ֛יםnear

    kerovimH7138 →77 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יְהוָ֥הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּGod our

    ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times

  • יוֹמָ֣םby day

    yomamH3119 →

  • וָלָ֑יְלָהand night

    valayelahH3915 →233 times

  • לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀to do

    laasotH6213 →2628 times

  • מִשְׁפַּ֣ט[the] justice of

    mishpatH4941 →422 times

  • עַבְדּ֗וֹservant his

    avdoH5650 →799 times

  • וּמִשְׁפַּ֛טand [the] justice of

    umishpatH4941 →422 times

  • עַמּ֥וֹpeople his

    amoH5971 →1873 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • דְּבַר־a matter of

    devar-H1697 →1440 times

  • י֥וֹםa day

    yomH3117 →2304 times

  • בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃in day its

    beyomoH3117 →2304 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 John 2:2

    He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

    it leads to

    • 1 John 4:14

      And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

    • 1 Peter 3:18

      For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

    • John 1:29

      The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

    • 1 John 4:10

      And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

    • 1 Peter 2:24

      He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

  • Through

    Psalms 141:2

    May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

    it leads to

    • Revelation 8:3–4

      Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before…

  • Through

    John 17:9

    I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 9:24

      For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

  • Through

    Luke 11:3

    Give us each day our daily bread.

    it leads to

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Kings

The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, Sir Edward John Poynter, 1890. Public domain.
The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, Sir Edward John Poynter, 1890. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.