"If they sin against thee, (for {there is} no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the…" — 1 Kings 8:46

1 Kings 8:46 · KJV

“If they sin against thee, (for {there is} no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;”

— 1 Kings 8:46

Verse 45

Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. {cause: or, right}

Verse 47

{Yet} if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; {bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart}

1 Kings 8 — Context

If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and {toward} the house that I have built for thy name: {toward the city: Heb. the way of the city}

Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. {cause: or, right}

If they sin against thee, (for {there is} no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

And {so} return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:20

For {there is} not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Romans 3:23

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

1 John 1:8-10

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. {laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him}

Isaiah 64:6

But we are all as an unclean {thing}, and all our righteousnesses {are} as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Psalms 130:3

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

James 3:2

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same {is} a perfect man, {and} able also to bridle the whole body.

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