1 Kings 8:60

Translations

Modern

…so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!

Traditional

That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else.

Literal

…that all the peoples of the earth may know that YHWH is God; there is no other.

Latin

…ut sciant omnes populi terræ quia Dominus ipse est Deus, et non est ultra absque eo.

Original

Hebrew

English

…so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!

Notes

1 Kings 8:57–61

Solomon asked God to stay with his people and help them become obedient and faithful. With God's grace and their faithfulness, Israel could experience God's justice and show everyone that the Lord alone is God.

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 Inscrutable Purposes in History The Priestly Blessing

Events

Reign of Solomon

Related verses

Deuteronomy 4:35
You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
Jeremiah 10:10–12
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
1 Kings 18:39
When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
2 Kings 19:19
And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
Isaiah 45:22
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
Isaiah 44:8
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
Isaiah 45:5–6
I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
1 Samuel 17:46
This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
Deuteronomy 4:39
Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
Joshua 4:24
He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”

Glossary

Kings, Books of First and Second Temple

Topics

Dedication: Subjects of Temple of Solomon God: Personality of God: Unity of Prayer: Pleas offered In the First Temple: Solemnly Dedicated to God by Solomon

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