1 Kings 8:49

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

Then hear {H8085} thou their prayer {H8605} and their supplication {H8467} in heaven {H8064} thy dwelling {H3427} place {H4349}, and maintain {H6213} their cause {H4941},

then, in heaven where you live, hear their prayer and plea, uphold their cause,

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

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

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 8:45 (2 votes)

    Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

  • 2 Kings 19:19 (2 votes)

    Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou [art] the LORD God, [even] thou only.

  • Zechariah 1:15 (2 votes)

    And I am very sore displeased with the heathen [that are] at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

  • Zechariah 1:16 (2 votes)

    Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.