1 Kings 8:59
in 1 Kings 8And 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,
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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:
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd 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
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיִֽהְי֨וּ | veyihyu | and may they be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְבָרַ֜י | devarai | words my | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֵ֗לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙ | hitchananti | I have sought favor | H2603 → | 78 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| קְרֹבִ֛ים | kerovim | near | H7138 → | 77 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יוֹמָ֣ם | yomam | by day | H3119 → | |
| וָלָ֑יְלָה | valayelah | and night | H3915 → | 233 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀ | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מִשְׁפַּ֣ט | mishpat | [the] justice of | H4941 → | 422 times |
| עַבְדּ֗וֹ | avdo | servant his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וּמִשְׁפַּ֛ט | umishpat | and [the] justice of | H4941 → | 422 times |
| עַמּ֥וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | a matter of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| י֥וֹם | yom | a day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ | beyomo | in day its | H3117 → | 2304 times |
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 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 John 2:2He 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.”
- 1 John 4:14
Through
Psalms 141:2May 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…
- Revelation 8:3–4
Through
John 17:9I 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.
- Hebrews 9:24
Through
Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread.
it leads to
- Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.
- Matthew 6:11
Where this verse is studied
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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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
