Bible Strands
1 Kings 8:51
For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses God during the temple dedication prayer, interceding for Israel's forgiveness and continued divine attention.
The words — The Hebrew עַמְּ/ךָ֥ ('a.me./Kha) literally means "your people," while נַחֲלָתְ/ךָ֖ (na.cha.la.te./Kha) translates to "your inheritance."
The thread — This designation of Israel as God's purchased possession recurs in Deuteronomy 4:20, Nehemiah 1:10, and Jeremiah 11:4.
Why it lands — The text states that God's past deliverance from Egypt establishes Israel's present identity, requiring the reader to ground current appeals in historical covenant faithfulness rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:20 Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
- Nehemiah 1:10 They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
- Jeremiah 11:4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
- Exodus 32:11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- Numbers 14:13 But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
- Deuteronomy 9:26 And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- Jeremiah 51:19 The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- 1 Kings 8:53 For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:39 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.
- Isaiah 63:16 Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.