1 Kings 8 · Verse 29

1 Kings 8:29

That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
1 Kings 8:29, King James Version

1 Kings 8:29 in other translations

BSBMay Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
WEBthat 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 listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.
ASVthat thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.
YLTfor Thine eyes being open towards this house night and day, towards the place of which Thou hast said, My Name is there; to hearken unto the prayer which Thy servant prayeth towards this place.
DARBYthat thine eyes may be open upon this house night and day, upon the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
BBEThat your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.
WebsterThat thy eyes may be open towards this house night and day, even towards the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken to the prayer which thy servant shall make towards this place.

What does 1 Kings 8:29 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 My name shall be there - I will there show forth my power and my glory by enlightening, quickening, pardoning, sanctifying, and saving all my sincere worshippers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-53

In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing his promises, should encourage us to depend upon them, and to plead them with him; and those who expect further mercies, must be thankful for former mercies. God's…

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1 Kings 8:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לִהְיוֹת֩lih.yOtto beH1961
עֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaeyes yourH5869
פְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotopenH6605
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
לַ֣יְלָהLay.lahnightH3915
וָי֔וֹםva.Yomand dayH3117
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhereH834
אָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.tayou have saidH559
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033
לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'to listenH8085
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.Lahthe prayerH8605
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
יִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.Lelhe will prayH6419
עַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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Cross references for 1 Kings 8:29

  • 2 Chronicles 7:15-16

    Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:20

    That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:

  • Nehemiah 1:6

    Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.

  • 1 Kings 8:16

    Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:4

    Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

  • Daniel 6:10

    Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

  • Daniel 9:18

    O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:5-6

    Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel: But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

  • Nehemiah 1:9

    But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

  • 2 Kings 23:27

    And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

  • 2 Kings 21:7

    And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
That thine.
52; 2Ki 19:16; 2Ch 6:20,40; 7:15; 16:9; Ne 1:6; Ps 34:15; Da 9:18
My name.
16,43; *marg:
11:36; Ex 20:24; De 12:11; 16:2,6; 26:2; 2Ki 21:4,7; 23:27
2Ch 6:5,6,20; 7:16; 20:8; 33:4,7; Ne 1:9; Joh 14:13,14
toward this place. or, in this place.
Da 6:10

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Context

  • 1 Kings 8:28

    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:

  • 1 Kings 8:29

    That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.

  • 1 Kings 8:30

    And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

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1 Kings 8:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Que estén tus ojos abiertos de noche y de día sobre esta casa, sobre este lugar del cual has dicho: Mi nombre estará allí; y que oigas la oración que tu siervo hará en este lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
pour que tes yeux soient ouverts nuit et jour sur cette maison, sur le lieu dont tu as dit: Mon nom sera là, – pour écouter la prière que ton serviteur t’adressera en se tournant vers ce lieu-ci.
German
Elberfelder 1871
daß deine Augen Nacht und Tag offen seien über dieses Haus, über den Ort, von dem du gesagt hast: Mein Name soll daselbst sein! daß du hörest auf das Gebet, welches dein Knecht gegen diesen Ort hin beten wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ut sint oculi tui aperti super domum hanc nocte ac die: super domum, de qua dixisti: Erit nomen meum ibi: ut exaudias orationem quam orat in loco isto ad te servus tuus: