1 Kings 8:60 (DRB)

Passage

That all the people of the earth may know, that the Lord he is God, and there is no other besides him.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:58 But may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

1 Kings 8:59 And let these my words, wherewith I have prayed before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he may do judgment for his servant, and for his people Israel, day by day:

1 Kings 8:60 That all the people of the earth may know, that the Lord he is God, and there is no other besides him.

1 Kings 8:61 Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.

1 Kings 8:62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered victims before the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "earth", "lord", "other", and "besides". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "earth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 59's "And let these my words wherewith I..." into verse 61's "Let our hearts also be perfect with...", so "people" and "earth" 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 "people" and "earth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.