1 Kings 8:59
What does 1 Kings 8:59 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 8:59 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And may these my words, the words of my prayer to the Lord, be before the Lord our God day and night, so that he may see right done to his servant and to his people Israel, day by day as we have need.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and these my words with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, are near unto Jehovah our God by day and by night, to maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, the matter of a day in its day;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And let these my words, wherewith I have prayed before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he may do judgment for his servant, and for his people Israel, day by day:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And let these my words, with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh to Jehovah ourGod day and night, that he maintain the right of his servant, and the right of his people Israel, as the matter of each day shall require;
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 11:3
Give us day by day our daily bread.
- John 17:9
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine:
- Psalms 102:1
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.
- Deuteronomy 33:25
Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
- 1 John 2:2
and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
- John 17:20
Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word;
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