1 Kings 8:51 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 8:51 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 8:51 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“(for they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace);”
1 Kings 8:51 — World English Bible
1 Kings 8:51 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“(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
1 Kings 8:51 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“(for Thy people and Thy inheritance <FI>are<Fi> they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --”
1 Kings 8:51 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 8:51 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“(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 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 8:51 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out of Egypt from the middes of the yron fornace.”
1 Kings 8:51 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 8:51 in Context — 1 Kings 8
49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
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:
51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
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.
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.
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What Does 1 Kings 8:51 Mean?
1 Kings 8:51 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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