1 Kings 8:41

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

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

40so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

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

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Cross References

Exodus 18:8Then 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.

Numbers 15:29You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.

Ruth 2:11Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.

2 Kings 5:1Now 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 Chronicles 6:32And 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,

Isaiah 56:6And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—

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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