The Meaning of 1 Kings 8:52 Explained

1 Kings 8:52

KJV: That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

YLT: for Thine eyes being open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all they call unto Thee for;

Darby: thine eyes being open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

ASV: that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 8:52?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Kings 8:52 mean?

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What is the context of 1 Kings 8:52?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

What does 1 Kings 8:52 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 8:44-53 - A Plea For National Righteousness

How true it is that there is no man that sinneth not, 1 Kings 8:46! Only one that ever walked this earth was holy, guileless, and undefiled, Hebrews 7:26. When we fail to watch and abide in Christ, we are easily carried into captivity. How many of God's children are thus taken captive! They are in bondage to some besetting sin, to some evil habit, to some degrading business, or to some unseemly alliance. Like blind Samson, they grind in the prison-house.

Let any such, who long for freedom, take home to their souls the infinite comfort which God's Word affords. Let them bethink-themselves of the holy and blessed days of the past. Let them repent, that is, in their heart and in practice put away the evil thing which is the outward badge of their sad condition. Let them turn again to the Savior, who has passed into the Holiest, that He may intercede in the presence of God for us all. There will be an immediate response. God will hearken in all that they call unto Him for, will forgive transgression and sin, and will restore His people to become again His own inheritance for His glory and praise.

1 Kings 8:1-66 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 8

¹ The feast of the temple
¹² Solomon's blessing
²² Solomon's prayer
⁵⁴ Solomon's blessing
⁶² His sacrifice of peace offerings

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 8:52 mean?

that may be Your eyes open to the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel to listen to them whenever they call to You

לִהְי֨וֹת עֵינֶ֤יךָ פְתֻחוֹת֙ אֶל־ תְּחִנַּ֣ת עַבְדְּךָ֔ וְאֶל־ עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל קָרְאָ֥ם אֵלֶֽיךָ

לִהְי֨וֹת	that may be
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
עֵינֶ֤יךָ	Your eyes
Parse: Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
פְתֻחוֹת֙	open
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine plural Root: פָּתַח Sense: to open.
תְּחִנַּ֣ת	the supplication
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: תְּחִנָּה Sense: favour, supplication, supplication for favour.
עַבְדְּךָ֔	of Your servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
עַמְּךָ֣	of Your people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ	to listen
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	to them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בְּכֹ֖ל	whenever
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
קָרְאָ֥ם	they call
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֵלֶֽיךָ	to You
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).

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