1 Kings 8:39-41
GOD’S WORD Translation
39 Hear ⌞them⌟ in heaven, where you live.
Forgive ⌞them⌟, and take action.
Give each person the proper reply.
(You know what is in their hearts,
because you alone know what is in the hearts of all people.)
40 Then, as long as they live in the land that you gave to our ancestors,
they will fear you.
41 “People will hear about your great name,
mighty hand, and powerful arm.[a]
So when people who are not Israelites
come from distant countries because of your name
Footnotes
- 8:41 The first sentence of verse 42 (in Hebrew) has been placed in verse 41 to express the complex Hebrew paragraph structure more clearly in English.
1 Kings 8:39-41
New International Version
39 then hear(A) from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive(B) and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know(C) their hearts (for you alone know every human heart), 40 so that they will fear(D) you all the time they live in the land(E) you gave our ancestors.
41 “As for the foreigner(F) who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name—
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