1 Kings 8 · Verse 51

1 Kings 8:51

For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
1 Kings 8:51, King James Version

1 Kings 8:51 in other translations

BSBFor they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
WEB(for they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace);
ASV(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
YLT(for Thy people and Thy inheritance are they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --
DARBY(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron) —
BBEFor they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;
WebsterFor they are thy people, and thy inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

What does 1 Kings 8:51 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-53

In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing his promises, should encourage us to depend upon them, and to plead them with him; and those who expect further mercies, must be thankful for former mercies. God's…

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1 Kings 8:51 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
עַמְּךָ֥'a.me.Kha[are] people yourH5971
וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ve.na.cha.la.te.Khaand inheritance yourH5159
הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhomH834
הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.tayou brought outH3318
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
מִתּ֖וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] midst ofH8432
כּ֥וּרkur[the] furnace ofH3564
הַבַּרְזֶֽל\׃ha.bar.Zel<the> ironH1270

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 8:51

  • Jeremiah 11:4

    Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

  • Deuteronomy 4:20

    But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

  • Nehemiah 1:10

    Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

  • Jeremiah 51:19

    The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.

  • Exodus 32:11-12

    And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

  • Deuteronomy 9:26-29

    I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin: Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.

  • Numbers 14:13-19

    And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. …

  • 1 Kings 8:53

    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.

  • Isaiah 63:16-18

    Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:39

    Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

  • Isaiah 64:9

    Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy people.
53; Ex 32:11,12; Nu 14:13-19; De 9:26-29; 2Ch 6:39; Ne 1:10
Isa 63:16-18; 64:9; Jer 51:19
the furnace.
De 4:20; Jer 11:4

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Context

  • 1 Kings 8:50

    And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

  • 1 Kings 8:51

    For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:

  • 1 Kings 8:52

    That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

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1 Kings 8:51 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque ellos son tu pueblo y tu heredad, que tú sacaste de Egipto, de en medio del horno de hierro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car ils sont ton peuple et ton héritage, que tu as fait sortir d’Égypte, du milieu de la fournaise de fer,
German
Elberfelder 1871
denn sie sind dein Volk und dein Erbteil, das du herausgeführt hast aus Ägypten, mitten aus dem eisernen Schmelzofen: -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Populus enim tuus est, et hæreditas tua, quos eduxisti de terra Ægypti, de medio fornacis ferreæ.