1 Kings 8:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there;’ to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 8:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for Thine eyes being open towards this house night and day, towards the place of which Thou hast said, My Name is there; to hearken unto the prayer which Thy servant prayeth towards this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that thine eyes may be open upon this house night and day, upon the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That thine eyes may be open toward this house, night and day, euen towarde the place whereof thou hast said, My Name shalbe there: that thou mayest hearken vnto the prayer which thy seruant prayeth in this place.”
1 Kings 8:29 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:29 in Context — 1 Kings 8
27 Mais quoi! Dieu habiterait-il véritablement sur la terre? Voici, les cieux et les cieux des cieux ne peuvent te contenir: combien moins cette maison que je t’ai bâtie!
28 Toutefois, Éternel, mon Dieu, sois attentif à la prière de ton serviteur et à sa supplication; écoute le cri et la prière que t’adresse aujourd’hui ton serviteur.
29 Que tes yeux soient nuit et jour ouverts sur cette maison, sur le lieu dont tu as dit: Là sera mon nom! Écoute la prière que ton serviteur fait en ce lieu.
30 Daigne exaucer la supplication de ton serviteur et de ton peuple d’Israël, lorsqu’ils prieront en ce lieu! Exauce du lieu de ta demeure, des cieux, exauce et pardonne!
31 Si quelqu’un pèche contre son prochain et qu’on lui impose un serment pour le faire jurer, et s’il vient jurer devant ton autel, dans cette maison,
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What Does 1 Kings 8:29 Mean?
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