1 Kings 8:42

42 for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,

1 Kings 8:42 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
42 (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;
English Standard Version (ESV)
42 (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 Living Translation (NLT)
42 for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple,
The Message Bible (MSG)
42 People are going to be attracted here by your great reputation, your wonder-working power, who come to pray at this Temple.
American Standard Version (ASV)
42 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thine outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
42 to pray facing this temple,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
42 for they will hear of Your great name, mighty hand, and outstretched arm, and will come and pray toward this temple-
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
42 When they get here, they will find out even more about your great name. They'll hear about how you reached out your mighty hand and powerful arm. So they'll come and pray toward this temple.

1 Kings 8:42 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:42

(For they shall hear of thy great name
Of his great name, Jehovah; of him as the eternal, immutable, and self-existent Being; of the perfections of his nature, as displayed in his mighty works:

and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm);
which had done formerly such mighty works in Egypt, at the Red sea, in the wilderness, in the land of Canaan, in the times of David, and still under the reign of Solomon, and even in future ages, besides the works of creation and providence in general:

when he shall come and pray towards this house;
not being admitted into it, only into a court, which in later times was called the court of the Gentiles, see ( Acts 21:19 ) .

1 Kings 8:42 In-Context

40 so that they will fear you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.
41 “As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name—
42 for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,
43 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name.
44 “When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray to the LORD toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name,

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Kings 10:1; Isaiah 60:3; Acts 8:27
  • 2. Deuteronomy 3:24
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