1 Kings 8:59

And 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:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
words	דְבָרַ֜י de.va.Rai	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
supplication	הִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙ hit.cha.Nan.ti	H2603	properly · verb, hithpael perfect, 1st person common singular
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
nigh	קְרֹבִ֛ים ke.ro.Vim	H7138	near (in place · adjective, masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ 'e.lo.Hei.nu	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
day	יוֹמָ֣ם yo.Mam	H3119	daily · adverb
night	וָלָ֑יְלָה va.La.ye.lah	H3915	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
maintain	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
cause	מִשְׁפַּ֣ט mish.Pat	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
servant	עַבְדּ֗וֹ av.Do	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
cause	וּמִשְׁפַּ֛ט u.mish.Pat	H4941	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
people	עַמּ֥וֹ a.Mo	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
times	י֥וֹם Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
matter	דְּבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
John 17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Deuteronomy 33:25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Psalms 102:1-2 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
Luke 11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
John 17:20-24 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:54-61

Solomon, after his sermon in Ecclesiastes, gives us the conclusion of the whole matter; so he does here, after this long prayer; it is called his blessing the people, Kg1 8:55. He pronounced it standing, that he might be the better heard, and because he blessed as one having authority. Never were words more fitly spoken, nor more pertinently. Never was congregation dismissed with that which was more likely to affect them and abide with them. I. He gives God the glory of the great and kind things he had done for Israel, Kg1 8:56. He stood up to bless the congregation (Kg1 8:55), but began with blessing God; for we must in every thing give thanks. Do we expect God should do well for us and our…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 8:22

HIS PRAYER. (1Ki. 8:22-61) Solomon stood before the altar--This position was in the court of the people, on a brazen scaffold erected for the occasion (Ch2 6:13), fronting the altar of burnt offering, and surrounded by a mighty concourse of people. Assuming the attitude of a suppliant, kneeling (Kg1 8:54; compare Ch2 6:24) and with uplifted hands, he performed the solemn act of consecration--an act remarkable, among other circumstances, for this, that it was done, not by the high priest or any member of the Aaronic family, but by the king in person, who might minister about, though not in, holy things. This sublime prayer [1Ki. 8:22-35], which breathes sentiments of the loftiest piety blend…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 8:59

And let these my words - This and the following verse is a sort of supplement to the prayer which ended Kg1 8:53; but there is an important addition to this prayer in the parallel place, Ch2 6:41, Ch2 6:42 : "Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant."

Dictionary and topics

Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Dedication · Subjects of: Temple of Solomon — Subjects of: Temple of Solomon
Temple, The First · Solemnly dedicated to God by Solomon — Solemnly dedicated to God by Solomon

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 8:59

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:54-61

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 8:22

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 8:59

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 8:59

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:54-61

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 8:22

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 8:59

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 8:59

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 8:59-60

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 8:57-61

Rashi on 1 Kings 8:59