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1 Kings 8:39 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men); "

1 Kings 8:39

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37 “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is,

38 whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,

39 then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);

40 that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

41 “Moreover, concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes out of a far country for your name’s sake

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2 Chronicles 6:30

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2 Chronicles 6:39

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"then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you."

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"let your ear now be attentive and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned."

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"and return to the LORD your God and obey his voice according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul,"

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1 Kings 8:1

"Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion."

1 Kings 8:2

"All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month."

1 Kings 8:3

"All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark."

1 Kings 8:4

"They brought up the LORD’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The priests and the Levites brought these up."

1 Kings 8:5

"King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude."

1 Kings 8:6

"The priests brought in the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the cherubim’s wings."

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