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1 Kings 8:60

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 8:60 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.
1 Kings 8:60 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
57Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
58that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.
59And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;
60that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.
61Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
62And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before Jehovah.
63And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto Jehovah, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Jehovah.
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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
“That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, etc.] By chastising the people of Israel when they sinned; by bearing and answering their prayers when they prayed unto him; by forgiving their sins, and delivering them out of their troubles; by maintaining their cause, and protecting them in the enjoyment of their blessings: and that there is “none else”; no God besides him; all being else fictitious deities, or nominal ones; he only is the one living and true God.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“That all: Kg1 8:43; Jos 4:24; Sa1 17:46; Kg2 19:19 the Lord: Kg1 18:39; Deu 4:35, Deu 4:39; Isa 44:6, Isa 44:8, Isa 44:24, Isa 45:5, Isa 45:6, Isa 45:22; Jer 10:10-12; Joe 2:27 3 Kings (1 Kings) 8:61”
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