1 Kings 8:23
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:
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Gill's Exposition
And he said, Lord God of Israel,.... Their covenant God and Father, whereby he was distinguished from all the gods of the Gentiles:
there is no god like thee; in heaven above or on earth beneath;…
Solomon having made a general surrender of this house to God, which God had signified his acceptance of by taking possession, next follows Solomon's prayer, in which he makes a more particular…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
who keepest covenant and mercy The phrase is found in Deu 7:9; Deu 7:12. In God's intent, the covenant and the mercy were the same thing. It was transgression on man's part which called forth any…
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