1 Kings 8:42

42 for they will hear of Your great name, mighty hand, and outstretched arm, and will 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 may fear You all the days they live on the land You gave our ancestors.

41 Even 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, mighty hand, and outstretched arm, and will come and pray toward this temple-

43 may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all the foreigner asks You for. Then all the people on earth will know Your name, to fear You as Your people Israel do and know that this temple I have built is called by Your name.

44 When Your people go out to fight against their enemies, wherever You send them, and they pray to the Lord in the direction of the city You have chosen and the temple I have built for Your name,