1 Kings 8:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.”

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BSBPD

“Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Then thou hast turned unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and unto the prayer which Thy servant is praying before Thee to-day,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 8:28 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:19Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.
  2. Nehemiah 1:6let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
  3. Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
  4. Psalms 5:1Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
  5. Psalms 5:2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
  6. Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
  7. Psalms 86:6Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
  8. Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
  9. Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
  10. Isaiah 37:15And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:
  11. Daniel 9:17So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
  12. Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
  13. Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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