Tree of Life Version
1 Kings 8:42
42for they will hear of Your great Name, of Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm—when he comes to pray toward this House,
1 Kings 8:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
- New International Version (NIV)for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,
- English Standard Version (ESV)(for they shall hear of your great name and your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house,
- New King James Version (NKJV)(for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple,
Context of 1 Kings 8:42
40Then they will fear You all the days that they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. 41“Moreover concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, when he comes from a distant country because of Your Name— for they will hear of Your great Name, of Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm—when he comes to pray toward this House, 43then may you hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner asks of You. So all the peoples of the earth may know Your Name, to fear You as Your people Israel do, and know that this House that I have built is called by Your Name. 44“When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You send them, and they pray to Adonai toward the city which You have chosen and toward the House which I have built for Your Name,
Read all of 1 Kings 81 Kings 8:42 word by word
כִּ֤י יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ אֶת־שִׁמְךָ֣ הַגָּד֔וֹל וְאֶת־יָֽדְךָ֙ הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה וּבָ֥א וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For they shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- of thy greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- and of thy strongחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- and of thy stretched outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
- when he shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
- toward this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:42
- Exodus 15:14When the peoples hear, they will tremble—anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Deuteronomy 4:6You must keep and do them, for it is your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
- Joshua 2:10For we have heard how Adonai dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
- Joshua 9:9So they replied to him: “Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the Name of Adonai your God. For we have heard the report of Him and all that He did in Egypt,
- 2 Chronicles 32:31But when the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, to know all that was in his heart.
- Daniel 2:47In response the king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and the revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this secret!”
- Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him! They defied the king’s edict and gave up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- Exodus 3:13But Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His Name?’ What should I say to them?”
- Exodus 34:5Then Adonai descended in the cloud, stood with him there, as he called on the Name of Adonai.
- Joshua 7:9For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great Name?”
- Psalms 86:8There is none like You among the gods, my Lord, there are no deeds like Yours.
- Ezekiel 20:9But I acted, for the sake of My Name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations, where they were, in whose sight I made Myself known to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 3:19Nevertheless, I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, except by a mighty hand.
- Exodus 9:15Surely by now I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.
- Exodus 13:14“So when your son asks you in times to come, ‘What is this?’ say to him, ‘By a strong hand Adonai brought us out from Egypt, the house of bondage,
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:42
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42Great name - A somewhat rare expression. It does not occur at all in the Pentateuch; though “mighty hand” and the “stretched out arm” are so frequent Exodus 6:6; Exodus 13:9; Deuteronomy 9:29: only once in Joshua Joshua 7:9; and twice in the Psalms Psalm 76:1; Psalm 99:3. About the time of the captivity the use of the phrase became more common Ezekiel 36:23; Jeremiah 10:6; Jeremiah 44:26.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. 41-43Solomon wanted people who were not Israelites to respect the Lord and have a relationship with him. He understood that Israel needed to show the Lord's true nature to those not part of the covenant (see Genesis 12:7; Psalm 102:15; Habakkuk 2:14; Matthew 28:19).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
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