1 Kings 8

Treated in 5 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 8:38 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, [or] by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 2
  • 8:12 Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 1
  • 8:22 And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; 1
  • 8:46 If they sin against thee ( for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near; 1

American Standard Version

Where it is preached

  1. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The mortification of sin in particular described cites 1 Kings viii. 38

    …a way for their mortification. This is every man’s “knowing the plague of his own heart,” 1 Kings viii. 38, without which no other work can be done. It is to be feared that very many have little k…

  2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites 1 Kings 8:46

    …ontinue the objectors, “Solomon does assert plainly, ‘There is no man that sinneth not;’ (1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chron. 6:36; ) yea, “There is not a just man upon earth that doeth good, and sinneth n…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.1 The First Commandment cites 1 Kings 8: 22

    …efore the altar of the Lord; and he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee.’ 1 Kings 8: 22, 23. ‘For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the migh…

  4. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.2 Repentance cites 1 Kings 8: 38

    … defiles the soul’s glory; it is like a stain to beauty. It is compared to a plague-sore. 1 Kings 8: 38. Nothing so changes one’s glory into shame as sin. Without repentance sin tends to final …

  5. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    September cites 1 Kings viii. 12

    …ted. September 18 Then spake Solomon . . . I have surely built thee an house to dwell in. 1 Kings viii. 12, 13. Solomon, the prince of peace, alone could build the temple. If we would be soul-winn…