1 Kings 8:40

In order that they may fear thee all the days that they live on the face of the land which thou hast given unto our fathers.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

In Context

39Then do thou hear in heaven the place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and act, and give to every man in accordance with all his ways, as thou mayest know his heart; for thou, thyself alone, knowest the heart of all the children of men;

41But also to the stranger, who is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far-off country for the sake of thy name;

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Cross References

Exodus 20:20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not; for in order to prove you, did God come, and in order that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Deuteronomy 6:13The Lord thy God shalt thou fear, and him shalt thou serve, and by his name shalt thou swear.

1 Samuel 12:24Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for see what great things he hath done with you.

Psalms 130:4But with thee there is forgiveness, in order that thou mayest be feared.

Hosea 3:5After that will the children of Israel return, and seek for the Lord their God and David their king; and fearing will they hasten to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days,

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:23-54

Solomon's Prayer. ( b. c. 1003.) 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: 23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand,… Read the whole commentary →

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