36 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel; (A)indeed, teach them the good way in which they are to walk. And (B)provide rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.

37 (C)If there is a famine in the land, if there is a plague, if there is [a]blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper, if their enemy harasses them in the land of their [b]cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, 38 whatever prayer or plea [c]is offered by any person or by all Your people Israel, [d]each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his [e]hands toward this house;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:37 Lit scorching
  2. 1 Kings 8:37 Lit gates
  3. 1 Kings 8:38 Lit takes place
  4. 1 Kings 8:38 Lit who know each
  5. 1 Kings 8:38 Lit palms

36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach(A) them the right way(B) to live, and send rain(C) on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.

37 “When famine(D) or plague(E) comes to the land, or blight(F) or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers,(G) or when an enemy besieges them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come, 38 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands(H) toward this temple—

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