That they may fear thee; that when thou hast first smitten them, and then so eminently delivered them, and that in answer to their prayer, they may hereby be taught to fear thee, and thy justice, and thy goodness.
Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 8:40
1 Kings 8:40
40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.