1 Kings 8:51

for they are thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

In Context

50and thou shalt be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou shalt + 8:50 Gr. give them to compassions.cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:

52And let thine eyes and thine ears be opened to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them in all things for which they shall call upon thee.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:13And Moses said to the Lord, So Egypt shall hear, for thou hast brought up this people from them by thy might.

Deuteronomy 9:26And I prayed to God, and said, O Lord, King of gods, destroy not thy people and thine + 9:26 Or, portion or part.inheritance, whom thou didst redeem, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with thy great power, and with thy strong hand, and with thy high arm.

1 Kings 8:53a Then spoke Solomon concerning the house, when he had finished building it—He manifested the sun in the heaven: the Lord said he would dwell in darkness: build thou my house, a beautiful house for thyself to dwell in anew. Behold, is not this written in the book of the song?

Nehemiah 1:10Now they are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy great power, and with thy strong hand.

Isaiah 64:9The city of thy holiness has become desolate, Sion has become as a wilderness, Jerusalem a curse.

Jeremiah 51:19And whereas we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured drink-offerings to her, did we make cakes to her, and pour drink-offerings to her, without our husbands?

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:23-54

Solomon's Prayer. ( b. c. 1003.) 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: 23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand,… Read the whole commentary →

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