40 that they may [a]fear You all the days that they live [b]in the land which You have given to our fathers.

41 “Also concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, when he comes from a far country for Your name’s sake 42 (for they will hear of Your great name (A)and Your mighty hand, and of Your outstretched arm); when he comes and prays toward this house,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:40 Or revere
  2. 1 Kings 8:40 Lit on the face of the land

40 so that they will fear(A) you all the time they live in the land(B) you gave our ancestors.

41 “As for the foreigner(C) who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name— 42 for they will hear(D) of your great name and your mighty hand(E) and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple,

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