1 Kings 8:28

Yet 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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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:

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;

YLT

`Then thou hast turned unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and unto the prayer which Thy servant is praying before Thee to-day,

DBT

Yet have respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, Jehovah, myGod, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;

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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.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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2 Samuel 22:7
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
2 Chronicles 6:19
Yet 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.
2 Kings 19:14
So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
Nehemiah 1:6
let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
2 Kings 13:23
But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
Daniel 9:17–19
So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
Psalms 4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
Luke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
Psalms 86:3
Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
Psalms 88:1–2
O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
Psalms 141:2
May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

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Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

Prayer
Solomon's temple dedication prayer — corporate national prayer given a fixed house and hour

About this book

The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
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.
Through
Psalms 4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
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,
Through
Luke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
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.

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