1 Kings 8:23 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:

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
  • 2 Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
  • Nehemiah 1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
  • Daniel 9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
  • 1 Samuel 2:2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he said וַיֹּאמַר wayyōʾmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • no God אֵין ʾên Negative אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
  • like thee, in heaven כָּמוֹךָ kāmôkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular בַּשָּׁמַיִם baššāmayim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
  • above מִמַּעַל mimmaʿal מַעַל Adverb · with preposition וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and
  • or on earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • beneath, who keepest מִתָּחַת mittāḥat Preposition שֹׁמֵר šōmēr שָׁמַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • covenant הַבְּרִית habbĕrît בְּרִית Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • and mercy וְהַחֶסֶד wĕhaḥesed חֵסֵד Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • with thy servants לַעֲבָדֶיךָ laʿăbādêkā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • that walk הַהֹלְכִים hahōlĕkîm הָלַךְ Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural · with the
  • before לְפָנֶיךָ lĕpānêkā פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee with all their heart בְּכָל bĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition לִבָּם libbām לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural

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