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1 Kings 8:48-50
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48 When they return to you with all their heart and being[a] in the land[b] where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,[c] 49 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help[d] and vindicate them.[e] 50 Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them.[f]

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  1. 1 Kings 8:48 tn Or “soul.”
  2. 1 Kings 8:48 tn Heb “in the land of their enemies.”
  3. 1 Kings 8:48 tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.
  4. 1 Kings 8:49 tn Heb “their prayer and their request for help.”
  5. 1 Kings 8:49 tn Heb “and accomplish their justice.”
  6. 1 Kings 8:50 tn Heb “and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their rebellious acts by which they rebelled against you, and grant them mercy before their captors so they will show them mercy.”
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