1 Kings 8:40

so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

Majority Standard Bible

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

39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—

41And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—

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Cross References

Exodus 20:20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.

Psalms 130:4But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.

Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

Acts 10:2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

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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