1 Kings 8:23
21 And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
24 You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
25 Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
- KJV
- And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
- WEB
- and he said, “LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keeps covenant and loving kindness with your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
- ASV
- and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;
- DARBY
- And he said, Jehovah, God of Israel! there is no God like thee, in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart;
- BLB
- And he said, “O YHWH, God of Israel, [there is] not a God like You in the heavens above or on earth below, keeping [Your] covenant and loving devotion with Your servants, those walking before You with all their heart,
- ÅB
- og sa: Herre, Israels Gud! Det er ikke noen Gud som du, hverken i himmelen der oppe eller på jorden her nede, du som holder din pakt og bevarer din miskunnhet mot dine tjenere, når de vandrer for ditt åsyn av alt sitt hjerte,
- OTB
- Han sa, "Å Herre, Israels Gud, det er ingen Gud som Du i himmelen ovenfor eller på jorden nedenfor, som holder pakten og viser trofasthet mot Dine tjenere som vandrer for Ditt åsyn med hele sitt hjerte,
- B1930
- og sa: Herre, Israels Gud! Det er ikke nogen Gud som du, hverken i himmelen der oppe eller på jorden her nede, du som holder din pakt og bevarer din miskunnhet mot dine tjenere, når de vandrer for ditt åsyn av alt sitt hjerte,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 7:22
How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Read in contextDaniel 9:4
And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Read in contextNehemiah 1:5
Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Read in context1 Samuel 2:2
There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
Read in contextNehemiah 9:32
So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
Read in contextExodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
Read in contextPsalms 89:3–8
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
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