1 Kings 8:51

1 Kings 8:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
• New International Version (NIV)for they are your people and your inheritance, whom you brought out of Egypt, out of that iron-smelting furnace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)(for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace).
• New King James Version (NKJV)(for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace),

Context of 1 Kings 8:51

49If they do that, please hear them from your home in heaven. Please answer their prayers and do what is right to help them. 50Please forgive your people for all the sins that they have done against you. Please cause their enemies to be kind to them. Remember that they are your special people who belong to you. You brought them out of Egypt where they were like prisoners in a very hot oven. 52I pray that you will carefully watch over me, your servant. Please answer my prayers and the prayers of your people, the Israelites. Whenever we pray to you, please listen to us. 53From all the nations of the world you chose Israel to belong to you as your special people. Almighty Lord, this is what you promised to your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.’

1 Kings 8:51 word by word

כִּֽי־עַמְּךָ֥ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ הֵ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם מִתּ֖וֹךְ כּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and thine inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• which thou broughtest forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• from the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the furnaceכּוּרkûr · furnaceH3564
• of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:51

• 1 Kings 8:53From all the nations of the world you chose Israel to belong to you as your special people. Almighty Lord, this is what you promised to your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.’
• Exodus 32:11But Moses asked the Lord his God to be kind. He said, ‘Lord, please do not be so angry with your own people! You used your great power and authority to bring them safely out of Egypt.
• Numbers 14:13Moses said to the Lord, ‘Please do not do that! You used your great power to bring these people out of Egypt. If you destroy them, the Egyptians will hear about it.
• Deuteronomy 9:26I prayed this prayer: ‘Almighty Lord, do not destroy your people! They belong to you as your special people. You used your great power and strength to rescue them from Egypt.
• 2 Chronicles 6:39If they do that, please hear them from your home in heaven. Please answer their prayers and do what is right to help them. Please forgive your people for all the sins that they have done against you.
• Nehemiah 1:10Lord, these are your people and your servants. You used your great power and strength to rescue them.
• Isaiah 63:16Remember that you are our Father. Maybe our ancestor Abraham does not recognize us. Even Israel himself may not recognize us. But you, Lord, are our Father. Since times long ago, your name has been our Redeemer.
• Isaiah 64:9Lord, please do not be too angry with us. Do not hold our sins in your mind for ever. Do not forget us! We are your people, all of us!
• Jeremiah 51:19The God that Jacob's descendants worship is not like those idols. He created everything. He chose Israel's people to belong to him. His name is the Lord Almighty.
• Deuteronomy 4:20But you belong to the Lord. He brought you out of Egypt, which was like a hot oven where you had much pain. He rescued you, to be his own special people, as you are today.
• Jeremiah 11:4I gave those rules to your ancestors when I brought them safely out of Egypt. That place was like a hot oven where they were in great pain. At that time, I said to them, ‘Obey me and do everything that I command you to do. If you obey my covenant with you, you will be my people and I will be your God.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:51

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51The furnace of iron - Egypt is so called as a place of severe trial and affliction.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-53Verses 22-53 In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing his promises, should encourage us to depend upon them, and to plead them with him; and those who expect further mercies, must be thankful for former mercies. God's promises must be the guide of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46-51Solomon prayed about a future time when Israel might be taken captive (Leviticus 26:33). He asked that if the people truly repented and admitted their sins, God would listen, forgive them, and help them find favor with their captors (Leviticus 26:40–45; 2 Kings 25:27–30; Daniel 6:10; 9:3–19).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:51

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
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• Intercession
• Iron

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings