1 Kings 8:28
in 1 Kings 8Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.
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ASV
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;
KJV
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
hearken unto the cry and to the prayer
on 1 Kings 8:28-30
The prayer's hinge is set here, hear thou in heaven becoming the refrain that answers seven petitions still to come, each naming a different trouble and each ending on the same three words. Solomon asks first that the Lord's eyes stay open toward the house night and day, toward the place of which thou hast said, my name shall be there, the promise of verse 16 turned into a standing request. Barnes notes that the Jews always prayed toward the temple wherever they stood, so the house functions as a fixed direction for prayer rather than a boundary on where God can be reached.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Yet have thou respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God,.... Meaning himself, who, though a king acknowledged himself, and esteemed it an honour to be the servant of the Lord, and who was also an humble suppliant of his, and desired his prayers and supplications might be attended to: to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day; the particulars of which follow.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּפָנִ֜יתָ | ufanita | and you will turn | H6437 → | 135 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| תְּפִלַּ֧ת | tefilat | [the] prayer of | H8605 → | 72 times |
| עַבְדְּךָ֛ | ʾavdekha | servant your | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| תְּחִנָּת֖וֹ | techinato | supplication his | H8467 → | 25 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהָ֑י | ʾelohai | God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לִשְׁמֹ֤עַ | lishmoa' | to listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָֽרִנָּה֙ | harinah | the cry of entreaty | H7440 → | |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַתְּפִלָּ֔ה | hatefilah | the prayer | H8605 → | 72 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַבְדְּךָ֛ | ʾavdekha | servant your | H5650 → | 799 times |
| מִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל | mitpalel | [is] praying | H6419 → | 84 times |
| לְפָנֶ֖יךָ | lefaneikha | <to> before you | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַיּֽוֹם׃ | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
וּפָנִ֜יתָand you will turn
ufanitaH6437 →135 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
תְּפִלַּ֧ת[the] prayer of
tefilatH8605 →72 times
עַבְדְּךָ֛servant your
ʾavdekhaH5650 →799 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
תְּחִנָּת֖וֹsupplication his
techinatoH8467 →25 times
יְהוָ֣הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהָ֑יGod my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
לִשְׁמֹ֤עַto listen
lishmoa'H8085 →1159 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָֽרִנָּה֙the cry of entreaty
harinahH7440 →
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
הַתְּפִלָּ֔הthe prayer
hatefilahH8605 →72 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַבְדְּךָ֛servant your
ʾavdekhaH5650 →799 times
מִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל[is] praying
mitpalelH6419 →84 times
לְפָנֶ֖יךָ<to> before you
lefaneikhaH6440 →2123 times
הַיּֽוֹם׃this day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
it leads to
- Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
- Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- Colossians 4:2
Through
Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
- 2 Corinthians 1:10
Through
Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
it leads to
- 2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- Hebrews 10:35–37
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- 2 Peter 3:9
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.