1 Kings 8:42 - Printer Friendly

ESV: (for they shall hear of your great name and your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house,

NIV: for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,

NASB: (for they will hear of Your great name and Your mighty hand, and of Your outstretched arm); when he comes and prays toward this house,

CSB: for they will hear of your great name, strong hand, and outstretched arm, and will come and pray toward this temple—

NLT: for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple,

KJV: (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;

NKJV: (for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple,

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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