1 Kings 8:48 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The prayer of Solomon, uttered (see 1 Kings 8:54) on his knees with hands uplifted to heaven, long and detailed as it is, is yet extrem…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And so return unto thee, with all their heart, and with
all their soul
In the most sinc…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises cal…

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