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1 Kings 8:51

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 8:51 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
1 Kings 8:51 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
48if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
49then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;
50and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
51(for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
52that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee.
53For 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.
54And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, etc.] Whom the Lord had chosen above all people, to be a special people to him, and to be his portion and possession; (see <050706>Deuteronomy 7:6 32:9) which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron; hard and cruel bondage in Egypt: (see Gill on “<050420>Deuteronomy 4:20”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The furnace of iron - Egypt is so called as a place of severe trial and affliction. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“thy people: Kg1 8:53; Exo 32:11, Exo 32:12; Num 14:13-19; Deu 9:26-29; Ch2 6:39; Neh 1:10; Isa 63:16-18, Isa 64:9; Jer 51:19 the furnace: Deu 4:20; Jer 11:4 3 Kings (1 Kings) 8:52”
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