yet if they repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned, and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly;’ if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name; then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause; and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them (for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace); that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you. For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”
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“If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name; then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near; yet if they repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned, and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly;’ if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name; then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause; and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them (for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace); that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you. For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”
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yet if they repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned, and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly;’
if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;
then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;
and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace);
that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you.
For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”
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Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.
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yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn back, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying: We have sinned, and have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly;
if they return unto Thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto Thee toward their land, which Thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for Thy name;
then hear Thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;
and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against Thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them;
for they are Thy people, and Thine inheritance, which Thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron;
that Thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto Thee.
For Thou didst set them apart from among all the peoples of the earth, to be Thine inheritance, as Thou didst speak by the hand of Moses Thy servant, when Thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.'
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- Psalms 106:46 (v50) He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
- Exodus 19:5-6 (v53) Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all…
- Deuteronomy 4:20 (v51) But Yahweh has taken you, and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as it is today.
- Deuteronomy 4:29 (v48) But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Nehemiah 1:10 (v51) “Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand.
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- Psalms 106:6 (v47) We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
- Psalms 145:18 (v52) Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- Jeremiah 11:4 (v51) which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace,’ saying, ‘Obey my voice,…
- Jeremiah 29:12-14 (v48) You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me…
- Daniel 6:10 (v48) When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he…
- Deuteronomy 14:2 (v53) For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on…
- Deuteronomy 32:9 (v53) For Yahweh’s portion is his people. Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
- 1 Kings 8:29 (v52) 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…
- 2 Chronicles 30:9 (v50) For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children will find compassion before those who led them captive, and will come…
- Deuteronomy 9:26-29 (vv51, 53) I prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance that you have redeemed through your greatness,…
- Exodus 32:11-12 (v51) Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of…
- Numbers 14:13-19 (v51) Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear it; for you brought up this people in your might from among them. They will tell it to…
- 1 Samuel 7:3-4 (v48) Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and…
- Ezra 9:6-7 (v47) and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our…
- Nehemiah 1:6-11 (v47) Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time,…
- Nehemiah 1:9 (v48) but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet I will…
- Nehemiah 9:26-30 (v47) “Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, cast your law behind their back, killed your prophets that testified against…
- Psalms 86:5 (v52) For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
- Jeremiah 51:19 (v51) The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the former of all things; including the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his…
- Jonah 2:4 (v48) I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
- Acts 7:10 (v50) and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt…
- Exodus 33:16 (v53) For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn’t it that you go with us, so that we are separated,…
- Leviticus 26:40-45 (v47) “ ‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me; and also that…
- Numbers 23:9 (v53) For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Behold, it is a people that dwells alone, and shall not be listed among…
- Deuteronomy 4:29-31 (v47) But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.…
- Deuteronomy 4:34 (v53) Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from among another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand,…
- Deuteronomy 6:5-6 (v48) You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. These words, which I command you today,…
- Deuteronomy 7:6-8 (v53) For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. Yahweh your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who…
- Deuteronomy 30:1-2 (v47) It shall happen, when all these things have come on you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you shall call them…
- Deuteronomy 33:1-3 (v53) This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. He said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, and…
- Deuteronomy 33:26-29 (v53) “There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies. The eternal God is your…
- Judges 10:15-16 (v48) The children of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.” They put away…
- 1 Kings 8:29-30 (v48) 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…
- 1 Kings 8:45 (v49) then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
- 1 Kings 8:53 (v51) For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you…
- 2 Kings 19:19 (v49) Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God…
- 2 Chronicles 6:39 (v51) then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people…
- 2 Chronicles 6:40 (v52) “Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12-13 (v47) When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. He prayed to him; and he was…
- Ezra 7:6 (v50) this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king…
- Ezra 7:27-28 (v50) Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in…
- Nehemiah 1:11 (v50) Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your…
- Nehemiah 2:4-8 (v50) Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if…
- Psalms 119:2 (v48) Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
- Psalms 119:10 (v48) With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
- Psalms 119:145 (v48) I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.
- Proverbs 16:7 (v50) When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Proverbs 23:26 (v48) My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
- Isaiah 55:6-7 (v48) Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let…
- Isaiah 63:16-18 (v51) For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn’t know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, Yahweh, are our Father. Our Redeemer from…
- Isaiah 64:9 (v51) Don’t be furious, Yahweh. Don’t remember iniquity forever. Look and see, we beg you, we are all your people.
- Jeremiah 3:10 (v48) Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense,” says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 10:16 (v53) The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the maker of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is…
- Jeremiah 24:7 (v48) I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh. They will be my people, and I will be their God; for they will return to me with…
- Daniel 1:9-10 (v50) Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs. The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I…
- Daniel 9:13 (v48) As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil has come on us. Yet we have not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God, that we should…
- Hosea 14:1-2 (v48) Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin. Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive…
- Zechariah 1:15-16 (v49) I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity.” Therefore Yahweh…
- Acts 8:36 (v48) As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
- Romans 10:10 (v48) For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (v53) Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with…
- Ephesians 1:18 (v53) having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his…
- Titus 2:14 (v53) who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for…
- 1 Peter 2:9 (v53) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of…
- 2 Chronicles 6:37 (v47) yet if they come to their senses in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of…
- Job 33:27-28 (v47) He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me. He has redeemed my soul from…
- Isaiah 64:6-12 (v47) For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our…
- Jeremiah 31:18-20 (v47) “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be…
- Ezekiel 16:61 (v47) Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your sisters, your elder sisters and your younger; and I will give them…
- Ezekiel 16:63 (v47) that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you…
- Ezekiel 18:28 (v47) Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
- Daniel 9:5-11 (v47) we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your…
- Haggai 1:7 (v47) This is what Yahweh of Armies says: “Consider your ways.
- Zechariah 12:10 (v47) I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom…
- Luke 15:17-18 (v47) But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger! I will…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv47–50 Though the Temple was the chief place of prayer,…
Though the Temple was the chief place of prayer, yet he secludeth not them, that being let with necessity call upon him in other places.
Or, if they repent.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv47–53 1Ki 8:47 [Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in…
1Ki 8:47 [Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
Ver. 47. Yet if they shall bethink themselves.] Heb., Bring back to their heart; turn short again upon themselves, and see what an "evil and a bitter thing sin is." This is the first thing in true repentance, as is to be seen in Ephraim, {Jer 31:19} and the prodigal, who "came to himself," and then resolved to return to his father. {Luk 15:17-18}
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We have sinned, and have done perversely.] Sin must be confessed with utmost aggravation, - load must be laid upon it, and the worst made of it.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53 If they shall bethink themselves, Heb. bring back their…
If they shall bethink themselves, Heb. bring back their hearts, to wit, their sin; expressed 1Ki 8:46, and implied in the following word,
repent. Saying, sensibly, and with an honest heart,
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We have sinned, & c.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv47–53 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land…
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives,.... Or, "return to their heart" (a); remember their sins, the cause of their captivity, and reflect upon them:
and repent of them, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives; though and while they are in such a state:
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saying, we have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; which phrases include all their sins, with all the aggravated circumstances of them, and their sense of them, and contrition for them.
(a) "et reversi fuerint ad cor suum", Pagninas, Montanus, Vatablus.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv48–49 And return - Sincerely, universally, and steadfastly.
And return - Sincerely, universally, and steadfastly.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v50 Verse 50. And give them compassion before them who…
Verse 50. And give them compassion before them who carried them captive] He does not pray that they may be delivered out of that captivity, but that their enemies may use them well; and that they may, as formerly, be kept a separate and distinct people.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv47, 50, 53 1Ki 8:47-49. If they shall bethink themselves — Consider…
1Ki 8:47-49. If they shall bethink themselves — Consider their ways, and reflect on their past conduct as the cause of their sufferings. Hebrew, If they shall bring back their hearts from their idols and vanities; from going out after, and trusting in, any creature. And repent — Afflictions are calculated to bring men, first to serious consideration, and then to repentance; and when they are truly penitent, they wilt confess their sins and humble themselves. Saying — Sensibly, and with an honest heart; we have sinned and done perversely. And return unto thee with all their heart and all their soul — Sincerely, universally, and steadfastly. Then hear thou, and maintain their cause — Hebrew, their right against their invaders and oppressors; for they had forfeited all their rights to God only, but not to their enemies; whom though God used as scourges to chastise his people’s sins, yet they had no pretence of right to their land.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv47, 50, 51 Bethink themselves - literally, as in the margin -…
Bethink themselves - literally, as in the margin - i. e. “reflect,” “consider seriously.” Compare Deu 30:1.
Sinned, done perversely, committed wickedness - The words here used seem to have become the standard form of expressing contrition when the time of the captivity arrived and the Israelites were forcibly removed to Babylon (compare the margin reference). The three expressions are thought to form a climax, rising from negative to positive guilt, and from mere wrongful acts to depravation of the moral character.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv47, 51 Heart. Without this, external repentance will not suffice. (Worthington)
Heart. Without this, external repentance will not suffice. (Worthington)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v51 51. Furnace of iron — Metaphorical description of the…
51. Furnace of iron — Metaphorical description of the bitter bondage and inhuman persecutions of Egypt. Compare marginal references.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv49–53 49. and maintain their cause] The words are the…
49. and maintain their cause] The words are the same as in 1Ki_8:45, but the idea is a little different. There the ‘cause’ was a righteous war undertaken at God’s direction; here the phrase implies that God shall do His people right by delivering them from their oppressors. For though God may use the heathen as His instruments He does not always approve of the conduct they exhibit. On this cf. Isa_10:5-16. The literal meaning of the Hebrew is ‘do them right’ or ‘work out their right.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv50–51 (50) Forgive . . . and give them compassion…
(50) Forgive . . . and give them compassion This prayer was singularly fulfilled at the captivity of Judah in Babylon, though we hear of no such thing in relation to the captivity of the “lost tribes” of Israel in Assyria. We see this in the exceptional favour of Nebuchadnezzar and of the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther to the Jews in Babylon; we see it still more in the greater boon of restoration granted them by Cyrus and Darius, and the Artaxerxes of the Book of Nehemiah. Like the whole course of the fortunes of the Jews in their subsequent dispersion, these things,—however they may be accounted for—are certainly unique in history.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv47–53 Yet if they shall bethink themselves Heb. as marg.,…
Yet if they shall bethink themselves Heb. as marg., bring back to their heart. Same phrase, Deu_4:39 Deu_30:1. The latter passage, it should be noticed, treats of the captivity, so that Solomon, consciously or unconsciously, employs some of the very words used by Moses in contemplating this contingency. These repeated coincidences lead to the belief that the prayer was based upon and compiled from the Pentateuch in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have Committed wickedness. This verse is full of paronomasia, wby wb wb etc. Words almost identical with this confession were used (Dan_9:5 Psa_106:6) by the Jews in their captivity at Babylon, from which it has been concluded that this part of the prayer must belong to the time of the captivity. But surely it is, to say the least, just as likely that the Jews, when the captivity of which Solomon spoke befel them, borrowed the phrase in which their great king by anticipation expressed their penitence. Seeing in the captivity a fulfilment of his prediction, they would naturally see in this formula, which no doubt had been preserved in the writings of the prophets, a confession specially appropriate to their case, and indeed provided for their use.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v53 For Thou didst separate them.
1Ki_8:53
For Thou didst separate them.
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Solomons plea
I. The fact. Thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth.
1. That separation commenced in the eternal purpose of God. Or ever the earth was He had set apart unto Himself a people whom He looked upon in the glass of His foreknowledge, and viewed with infinite affection.
2. This first act of separation was followed up by a distinct act of grace, in which the chosen were given over to the Lord Jesus Christ. Thine they were, says Jesus, and Thou gavest them Me.
3. So far the separation is hidden from us, but what is hidden in the purpose in due time develops itself in the event, for all the people of God are at the proper moment called out by effectual caning, and in this way they are separated from among the people of the world.
4. Believers become separate from the hour of their conversion by possessing a new nature.
5. The separateness of the believer tomes out in his life.
6. There shall be a final separation by and by when the wheat shall be gathered into the garner, and the tares cast into the oven, when the great Shepherd shall come and set His sheep on the right hand and the goats on the left. Oh, in that day of final separation, may we be found among those of whom He has said, They shall be Mine in the day when I make up My jewels.
II. The design. What has the Lord aimed at by separating His people from among men?
1. The text tens us: to be Thine inheritance. God has made choice of a people who are to be called the Lords portion, the lot of His inheritance, by which is meant that He would have a peculiar interest in them.
2. A man when he takes anything to be his inheritance expects to have it used for his own purposes.
3. A man will generally take up his abode in the spot which he has selected to be specially his own. For the Lord hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation. This is My rest for ever; here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
4. In a mans inheritance He takes His delight. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing.
5. When a man takes a portion to be his inheritance he means never to give it up.
III. A Plea. If you have realised that you are separated to belong to the Lord, this is a plea; and the plea applies in prayer to all your trials. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
Detachment from the world through attachment to Christ
The first duty is to attach ourselves, detachment comes afterwards. The chrysalis covering in which the butterfly was imprisoned only breaks and falls away when the insects wings have grown--it is by opening that these burst their melancholy integuments. We only begin to detach ourselves from the world when we have learned to know something of a better. Till then we are capable of disappointment and weariness which are not detachment. (The Twofold Life.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv48, 49, 51 with all their heart and with all their soul
with all their heart and with all their soul
The idiom "with all ... heart" means "completely" and "with all ... soul" means "with all ... being." These two phrases have similar meanings. See how you translated this in 1 Kings 2:4. AT: "with all their being" or "with all their energy" (See: Idiom and Doublet)
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in the land
"while they are living in the land"
toward their land
"toward the land in which they belong." This refers to Israel.
for your name
The word "name" is a metonym for the person, and "for ... name" refers to worshiping the person. See how you translated similar words in 1 Kings 3:2. AT: "in which people will worship you" (See: Metonymy)
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heart
soul
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v52 8:52-53 Solomon concluded his prayer of dedication with a…
8:52-53 Solomon concluded his prayer of dedication with a general petition for God to be accessible to all of Israel and respond to their requests. Returning to the theme of the Exodus (8:16), Solomon reminded God that he had selected Israel as his special possession (Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:1-2; 26:18; Ps 135:4; cp. Titus 2:11-14; 1 Pet 2:9-10).
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