1 Kings 8:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)”

1 Kings 8:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 8:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);”

1 Kings 8:39 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)”

1 Kings 8:39 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 8:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“then Thou dost hear in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, and hast forgiven, and hast done, and hast given to each according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest, (for Thou hast known--Thyself alone--the heart of all the sons of man),”

1 Kings 8:39 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“then hear thou in the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest (for thou, thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men),”

1 Kings 8:39 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare thou then in heauen, in thy dwelling place, and be mercifull, and doe, and giue euery man according to all his wayes, as thou knowest his heart, (for thou only knowest the heartes of all the children of men)”

1 Kings 8:39 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:39 in Context — 1 Kings 8

37 Quando nesta herra houver fome, ou pestilência, ou ferrugem, ou mofo, ou gafanhoto, ou pulgão, quando o seu inimigo o tiverem cercados na terra de suas cidades; qualquer praga ou doença,

38 toda oração e toda súplica que qualquer homem, ou todo o teu povo Israel [fizer] , quando qualquer um reconhecer a ferida de seu coração, e estender suas mãos para esta casa,

39 ouve tu nos céus, o lugar de tua habitação, e perdoa, age, e dá a cada um conforme a todos os seus caminhos, cujo coração tu conheces (porque somente tu conheces o coração de todos os filhos dos homens),

40 para que te temam todos os dias que viverem na terra que deste aos nossos pais.

41 Também o estrangeiro, que não for do teu povo Israel, vier de terras distantes por causa do teu nome,

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What Does 1 Kings 8:39 Mean?

1 Kings 8:39 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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