1 Kings 8:40 meaning and explanation
so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
1 Kings 8:40, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon is kneeling before the altar in the newly finished temple, praying aloud before the whole assembly of Israel. In this long prayer he asks God to hear from heaven whenever his people pray toward this house, and verse 40 names the purpose of that forgiveness: not relief alone, but fear of the LORD lasting all their days in the land God gave their fathers.
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