1 Kings 8:53

Verse

For You, O Lord GOD, as Your inheritance, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”

American Standard Version (1901)

For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

For you made them separate from all the peoples of the earth, to be your heritage, as you said by Moses your servant, when you took our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.

Free Bible Version

For you set them apart from all the nations of the world as a people who belonged to you, just as you declared through your servant Moses when you led our fathers out of Egypt.”

Geneva Bible 1599

For thou diddest separate them to thee from among all people of the earth for an inheritance, as thou saidest by the hand of Moses thy seruant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.

King James (Authorized) Version

For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

Translation for Translators

You chose them from all the other people-groups in the world to belong to you, which is what you told Moses to tell them when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to belong to you and receive your promises, just as you explained by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”

Noah Webster Bible

For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thy inheritance, as thou didst speak by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O LORD God.

World English Bible

For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”

Young's Literal Translation

for Thou hast separated them to Thyself for an inheritance, out of all the peoples of the earth, as Thou didst speak by the hand of Moses Thy servant, in Thy bringing out our fathers from Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.'

Context

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

⁵²May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.⁵³For You, O Lord GOD, as Your inheritance, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”

Summary

In this verse, King Solomon prays for God's forgiveness and favor upon the people of Israel as they turn back to Him. He acknowledges the human tendency to sin and stray from God's ways, seeking mercy and restoration. Solomon's prayer reflects the importance of repentance and seeking God's grace in times of need. It serves as a reminder of the faithfulness of God to forgive and restore those who humbly seek Him. The verse highlights the significance of genuine repentance and the willingness of God to respond with compassion and forgiveness.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord,.... In which he was a type of Christ, praying and interceding for his people before the golden attar, Rev 8:3, he arose from before the altar of the Lord; the altar of burnt offering, over against which he was: from kneeling on his knees; upon the brasen scaffold; see Ch2 6:13, in which posture he was during this long prayer: with his hands spread up to heaven; which gesture he had used in his prayer, and now continued in blessing the people.