Verse
1 Kings 8:23 — And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven…
“And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:”
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The verses around 1 Kings 8:23.
21And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
22And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
23And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
24Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
25Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
Verse explanation
Solomon begins the prayer declaring that there is no God like the Lord, neither in heaven nor on earth, a God who keeps covenant and mercy with those who walk before Him with all their heart.
From the 1 Kings 8 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Kings 8:23 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E disse: Ó Senhor Deus de Israel, não ha Deus como tu, em cima nos céus nem em baixo na terra: que guardas o concerto e a beneficencia a teus servos que andam com todo o seu coração diante de ti.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Disse: Ó SENHOR, Deus de Israel, não há Deus como tu, nem acima nos céus nem abaixo na terra, que guardas o pacto e a misericórdia aos teus servos que andam com todo o seu coração diante de ti;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Y dijo: “Señor, Dios de Israel, no hay Dios como tú en el cielo de arriba ni en la tierra de abajo. Tú mantienes tu palabra de amor fiel con tus siervos, los que te siguen de todo corazón.
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