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

49then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. 50Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them, for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt. 52“May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you. 53For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign Lord, you told your servant Moses that you had set Israel apart from all the nations of the earth to be your own special possession.”

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 8:53For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign Lord, you told your servant Moses that you had set Israel apart from all the nations of the earth to be your own special possession.”
• Exodus 32:11But Moses tried to pacify the Lord his God. “O Lord!” he said. “Why are you so angry with your own people whom you brought from the land of Egypt with such great power and such a strong hand?
• Numbers 14:13But Moses objected. “What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?” he asked the Lord. “They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 9:26I prayed to the Lord and said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, do not destroy them. They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand.
• 2 Chronicles 6:39then hear their prayers and their petitions from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you.
• Nehemiah 1:10“The people you rescued by your great power and strong hand are your servants.
• Isaiah 63:16Surely you are still our Father! Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, Lord, you would still be our Father. You are our Redeemer from ages past.
• Isaiah 64:9Don’t be so angry with us, Lord. Please don’t remember our sins forever. Look at us, we pray, and see that we are all your people.
• Jeremiah 51:19But the God of Israel is no idol! He is the Creator of everything that exists, including his people, his own special possession. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
• Deuteronomy 4:20Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.
• Jeremiah 11:4For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If you obey me and do whatever I command you, then 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
• Furnace
• God Continued...
• 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