45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their [a]cause.

46 “When they sin against You (for (A)there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and deliver them to an enemy, so that [b]they take them away captive (B)to the land of the enemy, far off or near; 47 (C)if they [c]take thought in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and make supplication to You in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, ‘(D)We have sinned and have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly’;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:45 Lit right or justice
  2. 1 Kings 8:46 Lit their captors take them captive
  3. 1 Kings 8:47 Lit return to their heart