1 Kings 8:48

1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:”1 Kings 8:48

What Does 1 Kings 8:48 Mean?

1 Kings 8:48 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 8, verse 48 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 1 Kings 8:48 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Samuel 7:3“And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”Daniel 6:10“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”Acts 3:19“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;”Deuteronomy 4:29“But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”Jeremiah 29:12“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.”2 Kings 23:25“And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”2 Chronicles 7:16“For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”Nehemiah 1:9“But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.”Ezekiel 33:12“Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.”Jonah 2:4“Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.”Deuteronomy 6:5“And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”Judges 10:15“And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.”1 Kings 8:29“That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.”2 Chronicles 15:12“And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;”2 Chronicles 33:7“And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:”Psalms 119:2“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.”Psalms 119:10“With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.”Psalms 119:145“I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.”Proverbs 23:26“My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.”Isaiah 55:6“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”

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