Bethink themselves – <\/B>literally, as in the margin – i. e. reflect, consider seriously. Compare Deu 30:1<\/span>.<\/P> Sinned, done perversely, committed wickedness – <\/B>The words here used seem to have become the standard form of expressing contrition when the time of the captivity arrived and the Israelites were forcibly removed to Babylon (compare the margin reference). The three expressions are thought to form a climax, rising from negative to positive guilt, and from mere wrongful acts to depravation of the moral character.<\/P> <\/p>\n If they shall bethink themselves, <\/B>Heb. bring back their hearts<\/I>, to wit, their sin; expressed 1Ki 8:46<\/span>, and implied in the following word, <\/P> repent. Saying, <\/B>sensibly, and with an honest heart, <\/P> We have sinned, <\/B>& c. <\/P> <\/p>\n Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives<\/strong>,…. Or, “return to their heart” a; remember their sins, the cause of their captivity, and reflect upon them:<\/p>\n and repent of them, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives<\/strong>; though and while they are in such a state:<\/p>\n saying, we have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness<\/strong>; which phrases include all their sins, with all the aggravated circumstances of them, and their sense of them, and contrition for them.<\/p>\n a “et reversi fuerint ad cor suum”, Pagninas, Montanus, Vatablus.<\/p>\n 1Ki 8:47<\/span> [Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;<\/p>\n Ver. 47. Yet if they shall bethink themselves.<\/strong> ] Heb., Bring back to their heart; turn short again upon themselves, and see what an “evil and a bitter thing sin is.” This is the first thing in true repentance, as is to be seen in Ephraim, Jer 31:19 and the prodigal, who “came to himself,” and then resolved to return to his father. Luk 15:17-18 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have sinned, and have done perversely.<\/strong> ] Sin must be confessed with utmost aggravation, – load must be laid upon it, and the worst made of it.<\/p>\n if, &c. Deuteronomy supplied the Lord with answers in His temptation; and supplied Solomon with petitions for his prayer. Compare 1Ki 30:1-3, 1Ki 30:4, 1Ki 30:20; 1Ki 9:26, 1Ki 9:29 (compare verses: 1Ki 8:51-52 below); 1Ki 7:9 (Compare 1Ki 8:23 above); and 1Ki 10:14 (Compare 1Ki 8:27 above), &c. <\/p>\n bethink themselves = call themselves to their right mind. (The verb is in the Hiphil.)<\/p>\n saying, We have sinned. Compare Neh 1:6, Neh 1:7. Dan 9:8. <\/p>\n Yet if they: Lev 26:40-45, Deu 4:29-31, Deu 30:1, Deu 30:2, 2Ch 6:37, 2Ch 33:12, 2Ch 33:13, Eze 16:61, Eze 16:63, Eze 18:28, Hag 1:7, Luk 15:17 <\/p>\n bethink themselves: Heb. bring back to their heart <\/p>\n saying: Ezr 9:6, Ezr 9:7, Neh 1:6-11, Neh 9:26-30, Psa 106:6, Isa 64:6-12, Dan 9:5-11, Zec 12:10 <\/p>\n done perversely: Job 33:27, Job 33:28, Jer 31:18-20, Luk 15:18 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Exo 13:17 – the people repent 1Sa 7:6 – We have sinned 1Ki 8:66 – blessed Pro 28:13 – whoso Ecc 7:14 – but Jer 23:20 – in the Jer 29:13 – ye shall Jer 33:3 – Call Lam 1:8 – hath Lam 1:20 – for Eze 14:6 – Repent Dan 9:4 – made Hos 5:15 – till Joe 2:12 – turn Zec 1:3 – Turn Zec 10:9 – remember Mal 3:7 – Return unto me Mat 3:2 – Repent Act 8:22 – pray 2Co 7:10 – repentance 1Jo 1:9 – we confess 1Jo 3:4 – committeth<\/p>\n 1Ki 8:47-49. If they shall bethink themselves Consider their ways, and reflect on their past conduct as the cause of their sufferings. Hebrew, If they shall bring back their hearts from their idols and vanities; from going out after, and trusting in, any creature. And repent Afflictions are calculated to bring men, first to serious consideration, and then to repentance; and when they are truly penitent, they wilt confess their sins and humble themselves. Saying Sensibly, and with an honest heart; we have sinned and done perversely. And return unto thee with all their heart and all their soul Sincerely, universally, and steadfastly. Then hear thou, and maintain their cause Hebrew, 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 peoples sins, yet they had no pretence of right to their land.<\/p>\n 8:47 [Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee {r} in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;<\/p>\n (r) Though the temple was the chief place of prayer, yet he does not exclude them who being forced by necessity to call upon him in other places.<\/p>\n [Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; Bethink themselves – literally, as in the margin – i. e. reflect, consider … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:47”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9044\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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