1 Kings 8:28
1 Kings chapter 8 · verse 28 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;
Context
v.27But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!
v.28This passage
v.29that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 88:1
O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
- Luke 18:1
And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- Psalms 141:2
Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
- Daniel 9:17
Now therefore, O our God, hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
- Psalms 5:1
Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
- Psalms 86:6
Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.