1 Kings 8:53
in 1 Kings 8For 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.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseISRAEL was a type of the Church of God. The Apostle, in the Epistle to the Romans, clearly shows that Abraham was the father, not of the circumcision only, but of all those who walk in the steps of the faith of Abraham, and that the promise that he should be heir of the world was not to Abraham or his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For thou didst separate them from among all people of the earth to be thine inheritance,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
ISRAEL was a type of the Church of God. The Apostle, in the Epistle to the Romans, clearly shows that Abraham was the father, not of the circumcision only, but of all those who walk in the steps of the faith of Abraham, and that the promise that he should be heir of the world was not to Abraham or his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. The covenanted inheritance was not to be given according to descent through the flesh, else would the inheritance have fallen to Ishmael, but the peculiar blessings which God promised to Abraham are the heritage of those who are born after the Spirit, according to the promise, even as Isaac was. Abraham, himself, believed, and his faith was counted to him for righteousness, and all those who possess faith are the true children of "the father of the faithful." We may, therefore, without any violence, apply what is said of ancient Israel to the present people of God. The promises which were made to the great Patriarch had an eye to us, "as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations," and, "the promise is sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham" (Rom. 4:16, 17). "The children of the promise are counted for the seed" (Rom. 9:8), and of them the children of the flesh, namely, the Jews, are but a type. We shall not err, then, in applying this prayer of Solomon to the people of God at the present time. It is worthy of remark concerning this prayer that it is as full and comprehensive as if it were meant to be the summary of all future prayers offered in the temple.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אַתָּ֞ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| הִבְדַּלְתָּ֤ם | hivdaltam | you have separated them | H914 → | |
| לְךָ֙ | lekha | for yourself | ||
| לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה | lenachalah | to an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
| מִכֹּ֖ל | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַמֵּ֣י | ʾamei | [the] peoples of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבַּ֜רְתָּ | dibarta | you spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| בְּיַ֣ד׀ | beyad | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ | ʾavdekha | servant your | H5650 → | 799 times |
| בְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ֧ | behotziakha | when bringing out you | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ | ʾavoteinu | ancestors our | H1 → | 1212 times |
| מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם | mimitzrayim | from Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י | ʾadonai | O Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִֽה׃ פ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אַתָּ֞הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
הִבְדַּלְתָּ֤םyou have separated them
hivdaltamH914 →
לְךָ֙for yourself
lekha
לְֽנַחֲלָ֔הto an inheritance
lenachalahH5159 →222 times
מִכֹּ֖לfrom all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
עַמֵּ֣י[the] peoples of
ʾameiH5971 →1873 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבַּ֜רְתָּyou spoke
dibartaH1696 →1141 times
בְּיַ֣ד׀by [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
מֹשֶׁ֣הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
עַבְדֶּ֗ךָservant your
ʾavdekhaH5650 →799 times
בְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ֧when bringing out you
behotziakhaH3318 →1067 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּancestors our
ʾavoteinuH1 →1212 times
מִמִּצְרַ֖יִםfrom Egypt
mimitzrayimH4714 →641 times
אֲדֹנָ֥יO Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִֽה׃ פYahweh
yahwehH3069 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 14:2for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the…
it leads to
- Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of…
- Leviticus 20:26
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.
- Deuteronomy 26:18–19
And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Exodus 19:5–6
Through
Deuteronomy 32:9But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 10:16
The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- 1 Peter 2:9–10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Jeremiah 10:16
Through
Jeremiah 10:16The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 32:9
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1232: “Solomon's Plea” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).