1 Kings 8:45

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.”

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BSBPD

“then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“then Thou hast heard in the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 8:45 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
  2. Psalms 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
  3. Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

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

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