1 Kings 8:61

What does 1 Kings 8:61 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 8:61 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God, walking in his laws and keeping his orders as at this day.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and your heart hath been perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and that your heart may be perfect with Jehovah ourGod, to walk in his statutes and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

Context

v.60that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.

v.61This passage

v.62And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  • 2 Kings 20:3

    Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

  • Psalms 37:37

    Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is ahappyend to the man of peace.

  • Philippians 3:12

    Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

  • 1 Kings 15:14

    But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days.

  • Genesis 17:1

    And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

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