1 Kings 8:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 8:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:40 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Kings 8:40 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Kings 8:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.”

1 Kings 8:40 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 8:40 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so that they fear Thee all the days that they are living on the face of the ground that Thou hast given to our fathers.”

1 Kings 8:40 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that they may fear thee all the days that they live upon the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.”

1 Kings 8:40 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That they may feare thee as long as they liue in ye lad, which thou gauest vnto our fathers.”

1 Kings 8:40 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:40 in Context — 1 Kings 8

38 si un homme, si tout ton peuple d’Israël fait entendre des prières et des supplications, et que chacun reconnaisse la plaie de son cœur et étende les mains vers cette maison,

39 exauce-le des cieux, du lieu de ta demeure, et pardonne; agis, et rends à chacun selon ses voies, toi qui connais le cœur de chacun, car seul tu connais le cœur de tous les enfants des hommes,

40 et ils te craindront tout le temps qu’ils vivront dans le pays que tu as donné à nos pères!

41 Quand l’étranger, qui n’est pas de ton peuple d’Israël, viendra d’un pays lointain, à cause de ton nom,

42 car on saura que ton nom est grand, ta main forte, et ton bras étendu, quand il viendra prier dans cette maison,

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What Does 1 Kings 8:40 Mean?

1 Kings 8:40 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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