1 Kings 8:22-53

stood before the altar.

54; 2Ki 11:14; 23:3; 2Ch 6:12,13-42

spread forth.

Ex 9:29,33

See on

2Ch 6:12; Ezr 9:5; Job 11:13; Ps 28:2; 63:4; Isa 1:15; 1Ti 2:8

Lord God.

Ge 33:20; Ex 3:15

no God.

Ex 15:11; 1Sa 2:2; 2Sa 7:22; Ps 35:10; 86:8; 89:6-8; 113:5

Isa 40:18,25; Jer 10:6,16; Mic 7:18

who keepest.

De 7:9; Ne 1:5; 9:32; Ps 89:3-5; Da 9:4; Mic 7:19,20; Lu 1:72

walk before.

2:4; 3:6; 6:12; Ge 17:1; 2Ki 20:3

thou spakest.

15; 2Sa 7:12,16; 2Ch 6:14,15

keep with thy.

2:4; 2Sa 7:27-29; 1Ch 17:23-27; Lu 1:68-72

There shall not, etc. Heb. There shall not be cut off untothee a man from my sight.

Jer 33:17-26

so that. Heb. only if. thy children.

2:4; 9:4-6; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 6:16,17

And now.

23; Ex 24:10; 1Sa 1:17; Ps 41:13; Isa 41:17; 45:3

let thy word.

2Sa 7:25-29; 2Ch 1:9; Ps 119:49; Jer 11:5; Eze 36:36,37

But will.

2Ch 6:18; Isa 66:1; Joh 1:14; Ac 7:48,49; 17:24; 2Co 6:16; 1Jo 3:1

the heaven.

De 10:14; 2Ch 2:6; Ps 113:4; 139:7-16; Jer 23:24; 2Co 12:2

Yet have thou.

2Ch 6:19; Ps 141:2; Da 9:17-19; Lu 18:1,7

hearken.

Ps 4:1; 5:1; 86:3,6,7; 88:1,2

That thine.

52; 2Ki 19:16; 2Ch 6:20,40; 7:15; 16:9; Ne 1:6; Ps 34:15; Da 9:18

My name.

16,43; *marg:

11:36; Ex 20:24; De 12:11; 16:2,6; 26:2; 2Ki 21:4,7; 23:27

2Ch 6:5,6,20; 7:16; 20:8; 33:4,7; Ne 1:9; Joh 14:13,14

toward this place. or, in this place.

Da 6:10

when they shall.

2Ch 20:8,9; Ne 1:5,6

toward this place. or, in this place. and hear.

34,36,39,43,49; 2Ch 6:21; Ps 33:13,14; 113:5,6; 123:1; Ec 5:2

Isa 57:15; Mt 6:9

forgive.

34,36,39; 2Ch 7:14; Ps 130:3,4; Da 9:19; Mt 6:12

If any man.Solomon here puts seven cases, in all of which the mercy and intervention of God would be indispensably requisite; and he earnestly bespeaks that mercy and intervention, on condition that the people pray towards that holy place, and with a feeling heart make earnest supplication to the throne of mercy.

trespass.

2Ch 6:22,23

an oath be laid upon him. Heb. he require an oath of him.

Ex 22:8-11; Le 5:1; Pr 30:9

the oath.

Nu 5:16-22

hear thou.

30

condemning.

Ex 34:7; Nu 5:27; De 25:1; Pr 1:31; Isa 3:10,11; Eze 18:13,30

Ro 2:6-10

justifying.

Ex 23:7; Pr 17:15; Isa 3:10; Eze 18:20; Ro 2:13; 7:9

smitten down.

Le 26:17,25; De 28:25,48; Jos 7:8; 2Ch 6:24,25; Ps 44:10

because they have.

Jos 7:11,12; Jud 6:1,2; 2Ki 17:7-18; 18:11,12; 2Ch 36:14-17

turn again.

Le 26:39-42; Ne 1:8,9; Jon 3:10

pray.

Ezr 9:5-15; Ne 9:1-3,4,5; Isa 63:15-19; 64:1-66:24; Da 9:3-19

in. or, toward.

30

forgive the sin.

30; Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 106:47; Jer 31:4-9,27; 32:37; 33:10-13

Da 9:12,19,25; Am 7:2

which thou gavest.

Ge 13:15; Ex 6:8; Jos 21:43

heaven.

17:1; Le 26:19; De 11:17; 28:12,23,24; 2Sa 24:13; Jer 14:1-7

Eze 14:13; Mal 3:10; Lu 4:25; Re 11:6

if they pray.

33; 2Ch 6:24,26; Ro 10:9; 15:9

confess.

29,30; Joe 1:13-20; 2:15-17

and turn.

33; Isa 1:15,16; 9:13; Eze 18:30-32; Ho 14:1

thou teach.

Ps 25:4,5,8,12; 27:11; 32:8; 94:12; 119:33; 143:8; Isa 35:8; Mic 4:2

the good way.

1Sa 12:23; 2Ch 6:26,27; Isa 30:21; Jer 6:16; 42:3; Mt 22:16

give rain.

18:1,27-40,45; Ps 68:9; Jer 14:22; Jas 5:17,18

in the land famine.

Le 26:16,25,26-46; De 28:21,22,25,38-42,52-61; 2Ki 6:25-29

1Ch 21:12; 2Ch 6:28-31; 20:9; Ps 105:34,35; Jer 32:2; 39:1-3

Eze 14:21; Joe 1:4-7; 2:25,26

cities. or, jurisdiction.

prayer.

2Ch 20:5-13; Ps 50:15; 91:15; Isa 37:4,15-21; Joe 2:17; Am 7:1-6

the plague.

2Ch 6:29; Job 7:11; Ps 32:3,4; 42:6,9,11; 73:21,22; 142:3-5

Pr 14:10; Ro 7:24; Php 4:6

spread forth.

22; Isa 1:15

Then hear.

32,36

give to every man.

Ps 18:20-26; 28:4; Jer 17:10; 32:19; Eze 18:30; Re 22:12

for thou.

1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 6:30; Ps 11:4,5; Joh 2:25; 21:17; Ac 1:24

Heb 4:12,13; Re 2:23

fear thee.

Ge 22:12; Ex 20:20; De 6:2,13; 1Sa 12:24; Ps 115:13; 130:4

Jer 32:39,40; Ho 3:5; Ac 9:31; 10:2; Heb 12:28; Re 15:4; 19:5

a stranger.

10:1,2; Ru 1:16; 2:11; 2Ch 6:32; Isa 56:3-7; Mt 8:5,10,11; 15:22-28

Lu 17:18; Joh 12:20; Ac 10:1-4

cometh out.

10:1,2; Ex 18:8-12; 2Ki 5:1-7,16,17; Isa 60:1-10; Mt 2:1; 12:42

Ac 8:27-40

For they shall.

Ex 15:14; De 4:6; Jos 2:10,11; 9:9,10; 2Ch 32:31; Da 2:47; 3:28

Da 4:37

great name.

Ex 3:13-16; 34:5-7; Jos 7:9; Ps 86:8,9; Eze 20:9

thy strong hand.

Ex 3:19; 9:15; 13:14; De 3:24; 4:34; 11:2,3; 2Ki 17:36; Ps 89:13

Ps 136:12; Isa 51:9; 63:12; Jer 31:11; 32:17

when he shall.

Isa 66:19,20; Jer 3:19; Zec 14:16; Ac 8:27

that all the people.

1Sa 17:46; 2Ki 19:19; 2Ch 6:33; Ps 22:27; 67:2; 72:10,11; 86:9

Isa 11:9; Re 11:15

fear thee.

Ps 102:15; 117:1,2

this house. Heb. thy name is called upon this house.

29

go out to battle.

De 20:1-4; 31:3-6; Jos 1:2-5; 2Ch 6:34

whithersoever.

Nu 31:1-12; Jos 6:2-5; 8:1,2; Jud 1:1,2; 4:6; 6:14; 1Sa 15:3,18

1Sa 30:8; 2Sa 5:19,23

shall pray.

2Ch 14:9-12; 18:31; 20:6-13; 32:20

toward the city. Heb. the way of the city.

16; Ps 78:67-69; 132:13,14; Da 9:17-19

cause. or, right.

Ge 18:25; Ps 9:4; Jer 5:28

If they sin.The second clause of this verse, as it is here translated, renders this supposition entirely nugatory; for if there be no man that sinneth not, it is useless to say, if they sin: but this objection is removed by rendering the original, "If they shall sin against thee, (for there is no man that, {lo yechetai,} may not sin;") i.e., there is no man impeccable or infallible; none that is not liable to transgress.

there is no man.

2Ch 6:36; Job 14:4; 15:14-16; Ps 19:12; 130:3; 143:2; Pr 20:9

Ec 7:20; Isa 53:6; 64:6; Ro 3:19; Ga 3:22; Jas 3:2; 1Jo 1:8-10

unto the land.

Le 26:34-39; De 4:26,27; 28:36,64-68; 29:28; 2Ki 17:6,18,23; 25:21

Da 9:7-14; Lu 21:24

Yet if they.

Le 26:40-45; De 4:29-31; 30:1,2; 2Ch 6:37; 33:12,13; Eze 16:61,63

Eze 18:28; Hag 1:7; Lu 15:17

bethink themselves. Heb. bring back to their heart. saying.

Ezr 9:6,7; Ne 1:6-11; 9:26-30; Ps 106:6; Isa 64:6-12; Da 9:5-11

Zec 12:10

done perversely.

Job 33:27,28; Jer 31:18-20; Lu 15:18

And so return.

De 4:29; 6:5,6; Jud 10:15,16; 1Sa 7:3,4; Ne 1:9; Ps 119:2,10,145

Pr 23:26; Isa 55:6,7; Jer 3:10; 24:7; 29:12-14; Da 9:13; Ho 14:1,2

Ac 8:37; Ro 10:10

pray unto.

29,30; Da 6:10

the city.

44

Then hear.

30

cause. or, right.

45; 2Ki 19:19; Zec 1:15,16

and give them.

2Ch 30:9; Ezr 7:6,27,28; Ne 1:11; 2:4-8; Ps 106:46; Pr 16:7

Da 1:9,10; Ac 7:10

thy people.

53; Ex 32:11,12; Nu 14:13-19; De 9:26-29; 2Ch 6:39; Ne 1:10

Isa 63:16-18; 64:9; Jer 51:19

the furnace.

De 4:20; Jer 11:4

That thine.

29; 2Ch 6:40

in all that.

Ps 86:5; 145:18

separate.

Ex 19:5,6; 33:16; Nu 23:9; De 4:34; 7:6-8; 9:26,29; 14:2; 32:9

2Co 6:14-18; Tit 2:14; 1Pe 2:9

thine inheritance.

De 32:9; Jer 10:16; Eph 1:18

as thou.

De 33:1-3,26-29

2 Kings 11:14

stood.The Orientals considered a seat by a pillar or column as particularly honourable.

a pillar.

23:3; 2Ch 34:31

the princes.

10,11

See on

Nu 10:1-10

all the people.

1Ki 1:39,40; 1Ch 12:40; Pr 29:2; Lu 19:37; Re 19:1-7

Treason.

1,2; 9:23; 1Ki 18:17,18

2 Kings 23:3

stood.

11:14,17; 2Ch 23:13; 34:31,32

made a covenant.

Ex 24:7,8; De 5:1-3; 29:1,10-15; Jos 24:25; 2Ch 15:12-14; 23:16

2Ch 29:10; Ezr 10:3; Ne 9:38; 10:28-39; Jer 50:5; Heb 8:8-13; 12:24

Heb 13:20

to walk.

De 8:19

his commandments.

De 4:45; 5:1; 6:1; Ps 19:7-9

with all their heart.

De 6:5; 10:12; 11:13; Mt 22:36,37

And all.

Ex 24:3; Jos 24:24; 2Ch 34:32,33; Ec 8:2; Jer 4:2

Psalms 29:1-2

1 David exhorts princes to give glory to God;

3 by reason of his power;

11 and protection of his people.

Give.

2:10-12; 68:31-34; 96:7-9; Isa 60:12; Jer 13:16-18; Re 5:11-14

mighty. Heb. sons of the mighty.

Give.

1Ch 16:28,29

glory, etc. Heb. honour of his name.

96:6,8; 97:9; 113:3-6; 145:3-7

worship.

27:4; 96:9; 2Ch 20:21

the beauty of holiness. or, his glorious sanctuary.

90:17