1 Kings 8:60
That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before the Lord. For burnt offerings, which having been laid upon the altar, as soon as the king had done praying to God, and blessing the…
Solomon, after his sermon in Ecclesiastes, gives us the conclusion of the whole matter; so he does here, after this long prayer; it is called his blessing the people, Kg1 8:55. He pronounced it…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
that all the people of the earth may know This was always the view of the pious Israelite that God's glory might be known among all nations. Cf. Jos 4:24; 1Sa 17:46. There is nothing in 2 Chronicles…
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