1 Kings 8:51 (YLT)

Passage

(for Thy people and Thy inheritance <FI>are<Fi> they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:49 `Then Thou hast heard in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause,

1 Kings 8:50 and hast forgiven Thy people who have sinned against Thee, even all their transgressions which they have transgressed against Thee, and hast given them mercies before their captors, and they have had mercy <FI>on<Fi> them--

1 Kings 8:51 (for Thy people and Thy inheritance <FI>are<Fi> they, whom Thou didst bring out of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron) --

1 Kings 8:52 for Thine eyes being open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all they call unto Thee for;

1 Kings 8:53 for Thou hast separated them to Thyself for an inheritance, out of all the peoples of the earth, as Thou didst speak by the hand of Moses Thy servant, in Thy bringing out our fathers from Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "inheritance", "thou", "didst", "bring", "egypt", "midst", and "furnace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "inheritance", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "and hast forgiven Thy people who have..." into verse 52's "for Thine eyes being open unto the...", so "people" and "inheritance" 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 "inheritance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.