Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:48
And [so] return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
With all their heart, and with all their soul, i.e. sincerely, universally, and stedfastly.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And so return unto thee, with all their heart, and with all their soul,…. In the most sincere and cordial manner, with great ingenuity and uprightness; the Targum is,
“return unto thy worship;”
relinquishing false worship they had given into, and serve the Lord in the best manner they could:
in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive; and so at a distance from that temple, and the service of it, which
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 8:48 And [so] return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
Ver. 48. And pray unto thee toward their land. ] The Turks, in a foolish imitation hereof, pray in their mosques or temples toward Mecca, where their Mohammed lieth entombed, turning their faces southward for the purpose.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
toward their land. Compare Dan 6:10; Dan 9:5-19. Ezr 9:5-15; Ezr 10:1. Neh 9:16-35. Psa 106:6.
the city. Some codices, with two early printed editions, and Vulgate, read “and the city”.
I have built. Hebrew text written “Thou hast built”, but some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read “I have built”, as in Authorized Version.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
And so return: Deu 4:29, Deu 6:5, Deu 6:6, Jdg 10:15, Jdg 10:16, 1Sa 7:3, 1Sa 7:4, Neh 1:9, Psa 119:2, Psa 119:10, Psa 119:145, Pro 23:26, Isa 55:6, Isa 55:7, Jer 3:10, Jer 24:7, Jer 29:12-14, Dan 9:13, Hos 14:1, Hos 14:2, Act 8:37, Rom 10:10
pray unto: 1Ki 8:29, 1Ki 8:30, Dan 6:10
the city: 1Ki 8:44
Reciprocal: Deu 30:1 – thou shalt call 2Ki 23:25 – that turned 2Ch 7:16 – have I chosen 2Ch 15:12 – seek 2Ch 33:7 – which I have Jer 36:3 – they may Eze 33:12 – as for Hos 5:15 – till Jon 2:4 – toward Zec 1:3 – Turn Zec 10:9 – remember Luk 15:18 – I have Act 3:19 – that Act 8:22 – pray
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
8:48 And [so] return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward {s} their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
(s) As Daniel did in Dan 6:10.