I Kings 8:40 kjv — That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

King James Version

“That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.”

— I Kings 8:40, King James Version

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I Kings 8 — Context

37

If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;

38

What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:

39

Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

40

That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

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Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

42

(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;

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Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

I Kings 8:40 — Frequently Asked Questions

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What does I Kings 8:40 say?
I Kings 8:40 in the King James Version reads: “That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.”
Where is I Kings 8:40 in the Bible?
I Kings 8:40 is found in the Bible, in the book of I Kings, chapter 8, verse 40.
What translation should I read I Kings 8:40 in?
I Kings 8:40 is available on GodsGoodBook in the King James Version (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), World English Bible (WEB), NET Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Bible, Douay-Rheims Bible, and the Bible in Basic English. Each translation reflects different translation philosophies — use the translation picker on this page to compare them, or browse our full translations directory.
How can I memorize I Kings 8:40?
I Kings 8:40 reads (KJV): “That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.
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