49then hear thou in the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their right;


In Context

46 If they have sinned against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and give them up to the enemy, and they have carried them away captives unto the enemy's land, far or near;

47 and if they shall take it to heart in the land whither they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done iniquity, we have dealt perversely;

48 and if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city that thou hast chosen, and the house that I have built unto thy name;

49 then hear thou in the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their right;

50 and forgive thy people their sin against thee, and all their transgressions whereby they have transgressed against thee, and give them to find compassion with those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

51 (for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron) —

1 Kings 8:49 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:49then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:49Then hear thou in heaven, in the firmament of thy throne, their prayers, and their supplications, and do judgment for them:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:49then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:49then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:49then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:49'Then Thou hast heard in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:49Then hear you their prayer and their supplication in heaven your dwelling place, and maintain their cause,