1 Kings 8:49

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.”

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BSBPD

“then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Then Thou hast heard in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 8:49 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 8:45then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.
  2. 2 Kings 19:19And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
  3. Zechariah 1:15but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’

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