1 Kings 8:40

to the end they may revere thee, all the days which they do live, upon the face of the soil,—which thou gavest unto our fathers?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, in the settled place of thine abode, and forgive and act, and give unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou wilt know,—for, thou thyself alone, knowest the heart of all the sons of men;

41Moreover also, unto the stranger, who is, not of thy people Israel,—but hath come in out of a far country, for the sake of thy Name,—

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Cross References

Exodus 20:20And Moses said unto the people—Do not fear, for to the end he may prove you, hath God come,—and to the end the reverence of him may be upon your faces that ye sin not.

Deuteronomy 6:13Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere And him, shalt thou serve,—And by his name, shalt thou swear.

1 Samuel 12:24Only, revere Yahweh, and serve him in truth, with all your heart,—for see, what great things he hath done with you.

Psalms 130:4But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.

Hosea 3:5Afterwards, shall the sons of Israel return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king,—and shall turn with throbbing hearts unto Yahweh and unto his goodness, in the afterpart of the days.

Acts 10:2Devout, and fearing God with all his house, doing many alms unto the people, and supplicating God continually,

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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