Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsMoreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name’s sake
And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—
`And also, unto the stranger who is not of Thy people Israel, and hath come from a land afar off for Thy name's sake--
And as to the stranger also, who is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile