1 Kings 8:59
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,”
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“And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and these my words with which I have made supplication before Jehovah, are near unto Jehovah our God by day and by night, to maintain the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, the matter of a day in its day;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 8:59 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 33:25May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
- Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
- Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
- Isaiah 27:3I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
- Isaiah 37:20And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread.
- John 17:9I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
- John 17:20I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
- 1 John 2:2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
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