1 Kings 8:47
in 1 Kings 8and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly;
KJV
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;
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Bethink themselves - literally, as in the margin - i. e. “reflect,” “consider seriously.” Compare Deu 30:1. Sinned, done perversely, committed wickedness - The words here used seem to have become the standard form of expressing contrition when the time of the captivity arrived and the Israelites were forcibly removed to Babylon (compare the margin reference). The three expressions are thought to form a climax, rising from negative to positive guilt, and from mere wrongful acts to depravation of the moral character.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), and in the land of their enemies will return to God, whom they had forsaken in their own land. ( d. ) He supposes that in their prayers they will look towards their own land, the holy land, Jerusalem, the holy city, and the temple, the holy house, and directs them so to do (
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Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives,....
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ | veheshivu | and they will bring back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| לִבָּ֔ם | libam | heart their | H3820 → | 595 times |
| בָּאָ֖רֶץ | baaretz | in the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִשְׁבּוּ־ | nishbu- | they have been taken captive | H7617 → | 47 times |
| שָׁ֑ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| וְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ | veshavu | and they will repent | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ | vehitchanenu | and they will seek favor | H2603 → | 78 times |
| אֵלֶ֗יךָ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בְּאֶ֤רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ | shoeihem | captors their | H7617 → | 47 times |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| חָטָ֥אנוּ | chatanu | we have sinned | H2398 → | 238 times |
| וְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּ | veheevinu | and we have done wrong | H5753 → | |
| רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ | rashaenu | we have acted wickedly | H7561 → |
וְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙and they will bring back
veheshivuH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
לִבָּ֔םheart their
libamH3820 →595 times
בָּאָ֖רֶץin the land
baaretzH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נִשְׁבּוּ־they have been taken captive
nishbu-H7617 →47 times
שָׁ֑םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
וְשָׁ֣בוּ׀and they will repent
veshavuH7725 →1056 times
וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּand they will seek favor
vehitchanenuH2603 →78 times
אֵלֶ֗יךָto you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
בְּאֶ֤רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙captors their
shoeihemH7617 →47 times
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
חָטָ֥אנוּwe have sinned
chatanuH2398 →238 times
וְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּand we have done wrong
veheevinuH5753 →
רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃we have acted wickedly
rashaenuH7561 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Psalms 106:6We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 9:16
But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
- Psalms 78:8
Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
- Nehemiah 9:32–34
So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders,…
- Ezra 9:6–7
and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
- Daniel 9:5–8
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
- Nehemiah 9:16
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.