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30 (A)And listen to the supplication of Your slave and of Your people Israel, (B)when they pray toward this place; listen in heaven Your dwelling place; listen and (C)forgive.

31 (D)If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath, and he comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this house, 32 then listen in heaven and act and judge Your slaves, (E)condemning the wicked by [a]bringing his way on his own head and justifying the righteous by [b]bringing him reward according to his righteousness.

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  1. 1 Kings 8:32 Lit giving
  2. 1 Kings 8:32 Lit giving

30 Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray(A) toward this place. Hear(B) from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.(C)

31 “When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath(D) before your altar in this temple, 32 then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.(E)

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