1 Kings 8:47 meaning and explanation
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
1 Kings 8:47, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon is praying at the temple dedication, and here he looks ahead to a future he cannot yet see: Israel defeated and carried into a foreign land. Speaking to God, he pictures the exiles coming to their senses there, repenting, and pleading.
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