1 Kings 8:37 Meaning and Explanation
“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;”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon names many possible disasters, from famine and plague to siege, that may befall the land.
What Does 1 Kings 8:37 Mean?
Solomon widens his prayer to cover every kind of calamity: famine, plague, blight, locusts, siege, any disease or trouble that might strike the land. No hardship falls outside the reach of his petition.
Solomon brings the whole range of human suffering before God, leaving nothing out. There is no trouble too great or too small to lay before the Lord. This sweeping list assures every sufferer that whatever the affliction, God invites it to be carried to Him in prayer, for He cares about all that touches His people.
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What does 1 Kings 8:37 mean?
Solomon names many possible disasters, from famine and plague to siege, that may befall the land.