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1 Kings 8:47

1 Kings 8:47
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent , and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives,.... Or, "return to their heart" (a); remember their sins, the cause of their captivity, and reflect upon them:…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Bethink themselves - literally, as in the margin - i. e. “reflect,” “consider seriously.” Compare Deu 30:1. Sinned, done perversely, committed wickedness - The words here used seem to have become the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 8:22-53

Solomon having made a general surrender of this house to God, which God had signified his acceptance of by taking possession, next follows Solomon's prayer, in which he makes a more particular…