1 Kings 8:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 8:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 8:37 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their e..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 8:37 — KJV
“If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; cities: or, jurisdiction”
— 1 Kings 8:37 (KJV)
1 Kings 8:37 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 8:37
“If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be: in the cities...: Heb. in the land of their gates”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 8:37: land, pestilence, blasting
“And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 8:37: pestilence, enemy, cities
“Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 8:37: land, cities, whatsoever
“So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; which...: Heb. wherewith the LORD hath made it sick”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 8:37: land, plague, sickness
“So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 8:37: land, famine, pestilence
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