1 Kings 8 · Verse 33

1 Kings 8:33

When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
1 Kings 8:33, King James Version

1 Kings 8:33 in other translations

BSBWhen Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
WEB“When your people Israel are struck down before the enemy because they have sinned against you, if they turn again to you and confess your name, and pray and make supplication to you in this house,
ASVWhen thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house:
YLT‘In Thy people Israel being smitten before an enemy, because they sin against Thee, and they have turned back unto Thee, and have confessed Thy name, and prayed, and made supplication unto Thee in this house,
DARBYWhen thy people Israel are put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house;
BBEWhen your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to you again, honouring your name, making prayers to you and requesting your grace in this house:
WebsterWhen thy people Israel shall be smitten before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication to thee in this house:

What does 1 Kings 8:33 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 When thy people Israel be smitten down, etc. - The Second case. When their enemies make inroads upon them, and defeat them in battle, and lead them into captivity, because God, being displeased with their transgressions, has delivered them up; then if they shall turn again, confess the name of God, which they had in effect denied, by either neglecting his worship, or becoming idolatrous; and pray and make supplication; then, says Solomon, hear thou in heaven - and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.

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 8:33 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.

בְּֽהִנָּגֵ֞ףbe.hi.na.Gefwhen are defeatedH5062
עַמְּךָ֧'a.me.Khapeople yourH5971
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אוֹיֵ֖ב'o.Yevan enemyH341
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834
יֶחֶטְאוּ\־ye.chet.'u-they will sinH2398
לָ֑ךְLakhto you
וְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuand they will turn backH7725
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khato youH413
וְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.Duand they will praiseH3034
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaname yourH8034
וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.Luand they will prayH6419
וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּve.hit.cha.ne.Nuand they will seek favorH2603
אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
בַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitin the houseH1004
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 8:33

  • Leviticus 26:17

    And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

  • Deuteronomy 28:25

    The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Jonah 3:10

    And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:24-25

    And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house; Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.

  • Leviticus 26:25

    And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

  • Deuteronomy 28:48

    Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

  • Leviticus 26:39-42

    And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.

  • Judges 6:1-2

    And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

  • Joshua 7:11-12

    Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

  • Ezra 9:5-15

    And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God, And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. …

  • 2 Kings 18:11-12

    And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:14-17

    Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy. Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
smitten down.
Le 26:17,25; De 28:25,48; Jos 7:8; 2Ch 6:24,25; Ps 44:10
because they have.
Jos 7:11,12; Jud 6:1,2; 2Ki 17:7-18; 18:11,12; 2Ch 36:14-17
turn again.
Le 26:39-42; Ne 1:8,9; Jon 3:10
pray.
Ezr 9:5-15; Ne 9:1-3,4,5; Isa 63:15-19; 64:1-66:24; Da 9:3-19
in. or, toward.
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Context

  • 1 Kings 8:32

    Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

  • 1 Kings 8:33

    When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:

  • 1 Kings 8:34

    Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.

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1 Kings 8:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando tu pueblo Israel hubiere caído delante de sus enemigos, por haber pecado contra ti, y á ti se volvieren, y confesaren tu nombre, y oraren, y te rogaren y suplicaren en esta casa;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand ton peuple Israël sera battu devant l’ennemi, parce qu’ils auront péché contre toi, s’ils retournent vers toi, et confessent ton nom, et te prient, et t’adressent leur supplication dans cette maison:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn dein Volk Israel vor dem Feinde geschlagen wird, weil sie wider dich gesündigt haben, und sie kehren zu dir um und bekennen deinen Namen, und beten und flehen zu dir in diesem Hause:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si fugerit populus tuus Israël inimicos suos (quia peccaturus est tibi), et agentes pœnitentiam, et confitentes nomini tuo, venerint, et oraverint, et deprecati te fuerint in domo hac: