1 Kings 8:60

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!

American Standard Version (1901)

that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.

Bible in Basic English

So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the Lord is God, and there is no other.

Free Bible Version

in order that everyone on the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is no other!

Geneva Bible 1599

That all the people of ye earth may knowe, that the Lord is God, and none other.

King James (Authorized) Version

That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.

Translation for Translators

If he does that, all the people-groups in the world will know that he is the only one who is God, and that there is no other one who is God.

Unlocked Literal Bible

that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh, he is God, and there is no other God!

Noah Webster Bible

That all the people of the earth may know, that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.

World English Bible

that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh himself is God. There is no one else.

Young's Literal Translation

for all the peoples of the earth knowing that Jehovah, He [is] God; there is none else;

Context

Solomon’s Benediction

⁵⁹And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,⁶⁰so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!

Summary

In this verse, King Solomon concludes his prayer of dedication for the temple by expressing his desire for God's presence to be with His people continually. He acknowledges that God alone is the one who keeps His promises and never fails. Solomon's prayer reflects the importance of seeking God's guidance and favor in all aspects of life, recognizing that true success and security come from walking in obedience to Him. This verse serves as a reminder of the faithfulness of God and the need for His presence to lead and protect His children.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before the Lord. For burnt offerings, which having been laid upon the altar, as soon as the king had done praying to God, and blessing the people, and exhorting them, fire came down from heaven, and consumed them; which showed the Lord's acceptance of the sacrifices, and was another confirmation, besides the cloud, of the Lord's well pleasedness with the temple, and of his taking possession of it to reside in it; upon which the people bowed and worshipped, and praised the Lord for his goodness and mercy, Ch2 7:1. . 1 Kings 8:63 kg1 8:63 kg1 8:63 kg1 8:63And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord,.... Part of which belonged to the offerer, and with those Solomon feasted the people all the days of the feast of the dedication, if not of tabernacles also; for the number was exceeding large, as follows: 22,000 oxen, and 120,000 sheep; which, as suggested, might be the number for all the fourteen days; nor need it seem incredible, since, as Josephus (b) says, at a passover celebrated in the times of Cestius the Roman governor, at the evening of the passover, in two hours time 256,500 lambs were slain; however, this was a very munificent sacrifice of Solomon's, in which he greatly exceeded the Heathens, whose highest number of sacrifices were hecatombs, or by hundreds, but his by thousands: so the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord; devoted it to divine and religious worship by these sacrifices: hence in imitation of this sprung the dedication of temples with the Heathens; the first of which among the Romans was that in the capitol at Rome (c) by Romulus; the rites and ceremonies used therein by them may be read in Cicero, Livy, Tacitus, and others (d). (b) De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 9. sect. 3. (c) Vid. Liv. Hist. Decad. 1. l. 1. p. s. & l. 2. p. 33. (d) Vid. Hospinian. de Templis, l. 4. c. 2. p. 451. & Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 6. c. 14.