Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple, New Living Translation for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple, English Standard Version (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, Berean Standard Bible for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, King James Bible (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; New King James Version (for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple, New American Standard Bible (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, NASB 1995 (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, NASB 1977 (for they will hear of Thy great name and Thy mighty hand, and of Thine outstretched arm); when he comes and prays toward this house, Legacy Standard Bible (for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand, and of Your outstretched arm); so if he comes and prays toward this house, Amplified Bible (for they will hear of Your great name, Your strong hand [of power], and outstretched arm); when he comes and prays toward this house (temple), Christian Standard Bible for they will hear of your great name, strong hand, and outstretched arm, and will come and pray toward this temple — Holman Christian Standard Bible for they will hear of Your great name, mighty hand, and outstretched arm, and will come and pray toward this temple— American Standard Version (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thine outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house; English Revised Version (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; GOD'S WORD® Translation to pray facing this temple, International Standard Version (for people will hear of your great name, your mighty acts, and your obvious power ), when he comes and prays facing this Temple, Majority Standard Bible for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, NET Bible When they hear about your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple. New Heart English Bible (for they shall hear of your great name, and of your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house; Webster's Bible Translation (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy out-stretched arm;) when he shall come and pray towards this house; World English Bible (for they shall hear of your great name and of your mighty hand and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor they hear of Your great Name, and of Your strong hand, and of Your outstretched arm—and he has come in and prayed toward this house, Young's Literal Translation (for they hear of Thy great name, and of Thy strong hand, and of Thy stretched-out arm) -- and he hath come in and prayed towards this house, Smith's Literal Translation (For they will hear of thy great name and thy strong hand, and thy stretched out arm;) and coming and praying to this house; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thy stretched out arm,) so when he shall come, and shall pray in this place, Catholic Public Domain Version and your outstretched arm everywhere: so when he arrives and prays in this place, New American Bible (since people will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm), when they come and pray toward this house, New Revised Standard Version —for they shall hear of your great name, your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm—when a foreigner comes and prays toward this house, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa Bible(When they shall hear of thy great name and of thy strong hand and of thy stretched out arm), when he shall come before thee and pray in this house; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated When they shall hear your great name and your mighty hand and your high arm, and he will come and he will pray before you in this house OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917for they shall hear of Thy great name, and of Thy mighty hand, and of Thine outstretched arm--when he shall come and pray toward this house; Brenton Septuagint Translation when they shall come and pray toward this place, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Prayer of Dedication…41And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name— 42for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm— when he comes and prays toward this temple, 43then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.… Cross References Isaiah 56:6-7 And 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— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” Psalm 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. Zechariah 8:22-23 And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.” / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” 2 Chronicles 6:32-33 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, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. Psalm 86:9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name. Isaiah 2:2-3 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Micah 4:1-2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. / And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Psalm 72:11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. Isaiah 60:3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Jeremiah 16:19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all. 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. / I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. Acts 10:34-35 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, John 12:20-21 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast. / They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” Romans 15:9-12 so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.” / Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.” / And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.” ... Treasury of Scripture (For they shall hear of your great name, and of your strong hand, and of your stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; For they shall Exodus 15:14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. Deuteronomy 4:6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. Joshua 2:10,11 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed… great name Exodus 3:13-16 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? … Exodus 34:5-7 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD… Joshua 7:9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? thy strong hand Exodus 3:19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. Exodus 9:15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. Exodus 13:14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: when he shall Isaiah 66:19,20 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles… Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. Zechariah 14:16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. Jump to Previous Arm Great Hand Hear House Mighty News Outstretched Out-Stretched Prayer Prays Stretched Strong Temple Towards TurningJump to Next Arm Great Hand Hear House Mighty News Outstretched Out-Stretched Prayer Prays Stretched Strong Temple Towards Turning1 Kings 8 1. The feast of the temple12. Solomon's blessing 22. Solomon's prayer 54. Solomon's blessing 62. His sacrifice of peace offerings For they will hear This phrase indicates the far-reaching impact of God's reputation. The Hebrew root for "hear" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just auditory reception but understanding and responding. Historically, the fame of Israel's God spread through His mighty acts, such as the Exodus, which were known even among distant nations. This hearing is not passive; it prompts a response of reverence and awe. of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm when he comes and prays toward this house Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they will hear יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ (yiš·mə·‘ūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently of Your great הַגָּד֔וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent name שִׁמְךָ֣ (šim·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name and mighty הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה (ha·ḥă·zā·qāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty hand יָֽדְךָ֙ (yā·ḏə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand and outstretched הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה (han·nə·ṭū·yāh) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend arm— וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ (ū·zə·rō·‘ă·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force when he comes וּבָ֥א (ū·ḇā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and prays וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל (wə·hiṯ·pal·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray toward אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that house, הַבַּ֥יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 1 Kings 8:42 NIV1 Kings 8:42 NLT 1 Kings 8:42 ESV 1 Kings 8:42 NASB 1 Kings 8:42 KJV 1 Kings 8:42 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 8:42 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 8:42 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 8:42 French Bible 1 Kings 8:42 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 8:42 For they shall hear of your great (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |