1 Kings 8:23

1 Kings 8:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
• New International Version (NIV)and said: “Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said, "O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
• New King James Version (NKJV)and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

Context of 1 Kings 8:23

21There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with our fathers when He brought them from the land of Egypt.” 22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. He said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart, 24who have kept with Your servant, my father David, that which You have promised him; indeed, You have spoken with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand as it is this day. 25Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way to walk before Me as you have walked.’

1 Kings 8:23 word by word

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֵין־כָּמ֣וֹךָ אֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת שֹׁמֵ֤ר הַבְּרִית֙ וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶד לַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָ הַהֹלְכִ֥ים לְפָנֶ֖יךָ בְּכָל־לִבָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• , “O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• You in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• or on earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• beneathתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• keepingשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• to Your servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• who walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• You with allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:23

• Genesis 33:20Then he erected there an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
• Exodus 3:15God, furthermore, said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all generations.
• Exodus 15:11Who is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders?
• 1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the Lord, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
• 2 Samuel 7:22For this reason You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
• Psalms 35:10All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You, Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him, And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
• Psalms 86:8There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours.
• Psalms 89:6For who in the skies is comparable to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
• Psalms 113:5Who is like the Lord our God, Who is enthroned on high,
• Isaiah 40:18To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
• Jeremiah 10:6There is none like You, O Lord; You are great, and great is Your name in might.
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity And passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in unchanging love.
• Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;
• Nehemiah 1:5I said, “I beseech You, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
• Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people, From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.
• Psalms 89:3“I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Compare Deuteronomy 7:9.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. 23-26Solomon's prayer highlighted God's unique nature and how he kept his promises to David. Solomon also asked God to ensure that David's descendants would always rule on the throne.Read the comment

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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