1 Kings 8:49

then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Solomon addresses God as the temple dedication concludes, specifically praying for divine response when exiled Israelites return to Him and pray toward Jerusalem.

The words — The Hebrew verb שָמַעְתָּ (sha.ma'.Ta) means "you will hear," paired with מְכוֹן שִבְתְּךָ (me.Khon shiv.te.Kha), literally "the place of your dwelling," which identifies heaven as God's throne.

The thread — This petition directly mirrors Solomon's earlier temple prayer in 1 Kings 8:45, while 2 Kings 19:19 applies the identical request for heavenly hearing to Hezekiah's national crisis.

Why it lands — The text explicitly commands God to listen from His heavenly throne and uphold the legal cause of a repentant, captive people.

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The Hebrew words

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve./sha.ma'.Taand/ you will hear הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavens מְכ֣וֹןme.Khon[the] place שִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te./Khadwelling/ you אֶת־'et-<obj.>תְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.Ta/mprayer/ their וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>תְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.Ta/msupplication/ their וְעָשִׂ֖יתָve./'a.Si.taand/ you will do מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.Ta/mjustice/ their

King James Version

Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

Cross-references

1 Kings 8:45 then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.
2 Kings 19:19 And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
Zechariah 1:15 but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’