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Berean Standard Bible

“for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,”

1 Kings 8:42

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In his long dedicatory prayer, Solomon asks God to hear the prayers of Israel in many circumstances. He also considers the foreigner who is not of Israel but comes from a distant land.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,

World English Bible (WEB)

(for they shall hear of your great name, and of your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm); when he comes and prays toward this house;

King James Version (KJV)

(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;

American Standard Version (ASV)

(for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thine outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

(For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm;) when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

(Porque oirán de tu grande nombre, y de tu mano fuerte, y de tu brazo extendido;) y viniere á orar á esta casa;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Y cuando los extranjeros oigan de tu gran nombre y vengan de tierras distantes a adorarte (porque oirán de tu gran nombre y de tus poderosas señales), y oren en este templo,

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