1 Kings 8:23 (ASV)

Passage

and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:22 And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

1 Kings 8:23 and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;

1 Kings 8:24 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.

1 Kings 8:25 Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "jehovah", "israel", "like", "thee", "heaven", "above", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And Solomon stood before the altar of..." into verse 24's "who hast kept with thy servant David...", so "said" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.