1 Kings 8:41

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

Literal

And also concerning a foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, and he has come from a far country for the sake of Your name—

Latin

Insuper et alienigena, qui non est de populo tuo Israël, cum venerit de terra longinqua propter nomen tuum (audietur enim nomen tuum magnum, et manus tua fortis, et brachium tuum

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Hebrew

English

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

Notes

1 Kings 8:41–43

Solomon 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).

1 Kings 8:29–51

Solomon asked God to listen to his people's prayers from the temple. He mentioned specific situations where they would need God's help.

1 Kings 8:22–61

Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple praised God and blessed the people. He highlighted God's faithfulness to His promises and his own part in building the temple. Solomon prayed for God to keep answering their prayers (1 Kings 8:22–30). He then made seven specific requests to God (1 Kings 8:31–53) and ended with a blessing (1 Kings 8:54–61).

1 Kings 8:1–66

Solomon's building efforts peaked when he moved the ark to the new temple. The king prayed (1 Kings 8:22–53) and offered praise and blessings (8:56–61) to dedicate the temple to the Lord. After the dedication, the people celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles. The story highlights Solomon praising God and blessing the people (1 Kings 8:12–61).

1 Kings 6:1–8:66

The construction of the Temple and palace complex, along with the temple's dedication celebration, are key events in the 1 Kings account of Solomon's time. The temple, built to honor God, was Israel's most important building. Therefore, the writer of 1 Kings documented its construction details thoroughly.

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon Completion of the Second Temple God’s Faithfulness to His People Promised Land Pure Worship Temple Worship The Church as God’s Temple The Land

Events

Reign of Solomon

Related verses

1 Kings 10:1–2
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
Exodus 18:8–12
Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
Acts 8:27–40
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
Isaiah 56:3–7
Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
Matthew 8:10–11
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Isaiah 60:1–10
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
2 Chronicles 6:32
And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
2 Kings 5:1–7
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
2 Kings 5:16–17
But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
John 12:20
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
Luke 17:18
Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
Matthew 12:42
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 6:12–42

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Book of Jashar Kings, Books of First and Second Solomon (Person) Temple

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Design of Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Backsliders: Promises To Blessing: Temporal, Prayer For Catholicity: Solomon, in his Prayer Dedication: Subjects of Temple of Solomon Intercession: Additional Instances of Solomon, for Israel Jerusalem: The Jews: Prayed Towards Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Salvation: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Sin: Forgiveness of Strangers in Israel: Admitted to Worship in the Outer Court of the Temple Strangers in Israel: Chiefly Consisted of Persons Who Came Into Israel for the Sake of Religious the First Temple: Solemnly Dedicated to God by Solomon

1 Kings 8:41

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