1 Kings 8 · Verse 40

1 Kings 8:40

That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
1 Kings 8:40, King James Version

1 Kings 8:40 in other translations

BSBso that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
WEBthat they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.
ASVthat they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
YLTso that they fear Thee all the days that they are living on the face of the ground that Thou hast given to our fathers.
DARBYthat they may fear thee all the days that they live upon the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
BBESo that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathers.
WebsterThat they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest to our fathers.

What does 1 Kings 8:40 mean?

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 8:40 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.

לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anso thatH4616
יִֽרָא֔וּךָyi.ra.'U.khathey may fear youH3372
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992
חַיִּ֖יםchai.Yim[will be] aliveH2416
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440
הָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH127
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahyou gaveH5414
לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ\׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuto ancestors ourH1

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Cross references for 1 Kings 8:40

  • Psalms 130:4

    But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

  • Revelation 19:5

    And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

  • Exodus 20:20

    And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

  • 1 Samuel 12:24

    Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

  • Deuteronomy 6:13

    Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

  • Psalms 115:13

    He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

  • Genesis 22:12

    And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

  • Revelation 15:4

    Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

  • Acts 10:2

    A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

  • Deuteronomy 6:2

    That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

  • Hebrews 12:28

    Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fear thee.
Ge 22:12; Ex 20:20; De 6:2,13; 1Sa 12:24; Ps 115:13; 130:4
Jer 32:39,40; Ho 3:5; Ac 9:31; 10:2; Heb 12:28; Re 15:4; 19:5

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Context

  • 1 Kings 8:39

    Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

  • 1 Kings 8:40

    That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

  • 1 Kings 8:41

    Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

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1 Kings 8:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para que te teman todos los días que vivieren sobre la haz de la tierra que tú diste á nuestros padres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
afin qu’ils te craignent tous les jours qu’ils vivront sur la face de la terre que tu as donnée à nos pères.
German
Elberfelder 1871
auf daß sie dich fürchten alle die Tage, die sie in dem Lande leben werden, das du unseren Vätern gegeben hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ut timeant te cunctis diebus quibus vivunt super faciem terræ quam dedisti patribus nostris.