1 Kings 8:42

42 for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays 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 may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

41 And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—

42 for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,

43 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.

44 When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,