1 Kings 8:44
in 1 Kings 8When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
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ASV
If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto Jehovah toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name;
KJV
If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIf thy people go out to battle - The Sixth case refers to wars undertaken by Divine appointment: whithersoever thou shalt send them; for in no other wars could they expect the blessing and concurrence of the Lord; in none other could the God of truth and justice maintain their cause. There were such wars under the Mosaic dispensation, there are none such under the Christian dispensation: nor can there be any; for the Son of man is come, not to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Chosen - For thy dwelling-place, and the seat of thy temple. Towards the house - For to it they were to turn their faces in prayer; to profess themselves worshippers of the true God, in opposition to idols; and to strengthen their faith in God's promises and covenant, the tables whereof were contained in that house.
If thy people go out to battle against their enemy,....
Praying should always go along with fighting. e. The case of poor captives is the last that is here mentioned as a proper object of divine compassion. ( a. ) He supposes that Israel will sin.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יֵצֵ֨א | yetze' | it will go forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| עַמְּךָ֤ | ʾamekha | people your | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | lamilchamah | for <the> battle | H4421 → | 320 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֹ֣יְב֔וֹ | ʾoyevo | enemy its | H341 → | 282 times |
| בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ | baderekh | by the way | H1870 → | 707 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תִּשְׁלָחֵ֑ם | tishlachem | you will send them | H7971 → | 845 times |
| וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ | vehitpalu | and they will pray | H6419 → | 84 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| דֶּ֤רֶךְ | derekh | [the] direction of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הָעִיר֙ | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּחַ֣רְתָּ | bacharta | you have chosen | H977 → | 171 times |
| בָּ֔הּ | bah | <in> it | ||
| וְהַבַּ֖יִת | vehabayit | and the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּנִ֥תִי | baniti | I have built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | lishmekha | for name your | H8034 → | 864 times |
כִּי־if
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יֵצֵ֨אit will go forth
yetze'H3318 →1067 times
עַמְּךָ֤people your
ʾamekhaH5971 →1873 times
לַמִּלְחָמָה֙for <the> battle
lamilchamahH4421 →320 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אֹ֣יְב֔וֹenemy its
ʾoyevoH341 →282 times
בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְby the way
baderekhH1870 →707 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םyou will send them
tishlachemH7971 →845 times
וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּand they will pray
vehitpaluH6419 →84 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
דֶּ֤רֶךְ[the] direction of
derekhH1870 →707 times
הָעִיר֙the city
hairH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בָּחַ֣רְתָּyou have chosen
bachartaH977 →171 times
בָּ֔הּ<in> it
bah
וְהַבַּ֖יִתand the house
vehabayitH1004 →2046 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
בָּנִ֥תִיI have built
banitiH1129 →376 times
לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃for name your
lishmekhaH8034 →864 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
1 Kings 8:16‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:1
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…
- 2 Samuel 7:4–8
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 28:4
Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He…
- 1 Kings 8:29
May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays…
- Deuteronomy 12:11
then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all…
- 1 Samuel 16:1
Through
2 Chronicles 6:34When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 20:6–13
and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in…
- Joshua 1:2–5
“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 18:31
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away…
- 2 Chronicles 20:6–13
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.