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1 Kings 8:33

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 8:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “When thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

When thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house:
1 Kings 8:33 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place; and when thou hearest, forgive.
31If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house;
32then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
33When thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house:
34then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
35When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:
36then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“When thy people Israel shall be smitten down before the enemy, etc.] Beaten and routed, many slain, and others carried captive; which had been their case, and might be again, and was, though now a time of peace: because they have sinned against thee; which always was the reason of their being given up into the hands of their enemies: and shall turn again to thee; to thy worship, as the Targum, having fallen into idolatry, which was generally the case when they fell before their enemies: and confess thy name; own him to be the true God, acknowledge his justice in their punishment, confess their sin, repent of it, and give him glory: and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house; not…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Confess - Give glory to thy name, by acknowledging their sins, and by justice; and by accepting the punishment of their iniquity; and by trusting to thy power and goodness alone, for their deliverance. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 8:35”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“8:33-34 Solomon asked concerning future situations when the people of Israel sinned and God allowed the enemy to defeat them (see Lev 26:14-17; Deut 28:15, 25-26, 45, 49; Josh 7) and then the people genuinely repented. Solomon asked that God honor his covenant and forgive them (Lev 26:39-42).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“smitten down: Lev 26:17, Lev 26:25; Deu 28:25, Deu 28:48; Jos 7:8; Ch2 6:24, Ch2 6:25; Psa 44:10 because they have: Jos 7:11, Jos 7:12; Jdg 6:1, Jdg 6:2; Kg2 17:7-18, Kg2 18:11, Kg2 18:12; Ch2 36:14-17 turn again: Lev 26:39-42; Neh 1:8, Neh 1:9; Jon 3:10 pray: Ezr 9:5-15; Neh 9:1-3, Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5; Isa 63:15-19, 64:1-66:24; Dan. 9:3-19 in: or, toward, Kg1 8:30 3 Kings (1 Kings) 8:34”
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