1 Kings 8:49 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Heb. their right, against their invaders and oppressors. For they had forfeited all their rights to God only, but not to their enemies; whom though God used as scourges to chastise his people's sins, yet they had no pretence of right to their land, nor any regard to it; but only minded the satisfaction of their own lusts and interests. See Isaiah 10:5,6 Isaiah 47:6 Malachi 1:15.

1 Kings 8:49

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