1 Kings 8:42 “for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched…”

1 Kings 8:42

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

(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;

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,

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

(When they shall heare of thy great name, and of thy mightie hande, and of thy stretched out arme) and shall come and pray in this house,

Darby Translation

(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,

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,

Bible in Basic English

(For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm;) when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house:

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Cross references

“For they shall”

Exodus 15:14 Deuteronomy 4:6 2 Chronicles 32:31 Daniel 2:47 Daniel 3:28 Daniel 4:37

Exodus 15:14 · BSB

The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.

Deuteronomy 4:6 · BSB

Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

2 Chronicles 32:31 · BSB

And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

Daniel 2:47 · BSB

The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”

Daniel 3:28 · BSB

Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than s…

Daniel 4:37 · BSB

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

“great name”

Exodus 3:13–16 Exodus 34:5–7 Joshua 7:9 Ezekiel 20:9 Psalm 86:8 Psalm 86:9

Exodus 3:13–16 · BSB

Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”

Exodus 34:5–7 · BSB

And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

Joshua 7:9 · BSB

When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”

Ezekiel 20:9 · BSB

But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

Psalm 86:8 · BSB

O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.

Psalm 86:9 · BSB

All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

“thy strong hand”

Deuteronomy 3:24 Exodus 3:19 Exodus 9:15 Exodus 13:14 Deuteronomy 4:34 2 Kings 17:36

Deuteronomy 3:24 · BSB

“O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?

Exodus 3:19 · BSB

But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.

Exodus 9:15 · BSB

For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth.

Exodus 13:14 · BSB

In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 4:34 · BSB

Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before…

2 Kings 17:36 · BSB

Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him.

“when he shall”

Jeremiah 3:19 Zechariah 14:16 Acts 8:27 Isaiah 66:19 Isaiah 66:20

Jeremiah 3:19 · BSB

Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.

Zechariah 14:16 · BSB

Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

Acts 8:27 · BSB

So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Isaiah 66:19 · BSB

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My gl…

Isaiah 66:20 · BSB

And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an off…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

41And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—

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.

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