1 Kings 8:41

Solomon's Prayer To Yahweh

⁴⁰ so they will fear you every day and live on the surface of the land that you have given to our ancestors. ⁴¹ "Now concerning the foreigner who is not from your people Israel, when he comes from a land far away for the sake of your name ⁴² (for people will hear of your great name, your mighty acts, and your obvious power), when he comes and prays facing this Temple,

Far Country

Now Concerning

Great Things

When He Comes

Israel

1 Kings 10:1-2

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's reputation with the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

Exodus 18:8-12

Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians on Israel's behalf, all the hardships that they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

Ruth 1:16

But Ruth answered, "Stop urging me to abandon you and to turn back from following you. Because wherever you go, I'll go. Wherever you live, I'll live. Your people will be my people, and your God, my God.

Ruth 2:11

Boaz answered her, "It has been clearly disclosed to me all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband how you abandoned your father, your mother, and your own land, and came to a people you did not previously know.

2 Kings 5:1-7

Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in the opinion of his master. He was highly favored, because by him the LORD had given victory to Aram. Though he was a mighty and valiant man, he was suffering from leprosy.

2 Kings 5:16-17

But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not receive anything from you." Though Naaman urged him to take it, Elisha declined.

2 Chronicles 6:32

"Now concerning the foreigner who is not from your people Israel, when he comes from a land far away for the sake of your great name, your mighty acts, and your obvious power, when they come and pray in the direction of this Temple,

Isaiah 56:3-7

"Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say: "The LORD will surely exclude me from his people.' Furthermore, let no eunuch say, "Look! I am just a dry tree.'"

Isaiah 60:1-10

"Arise, shine! For your light has come; the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

Matthew 2:1

After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men arrived in Jerusalem from the east

Matthew 8:5

When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a centurion came up to him and begged him repeatedly,

Matthew 8:10-11

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and told those who were following him, "I tell all of you with certainty, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!

Matthew 12:42

The queen of the south will stand up and condemn the people living today, because she came from so far away to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look! Something greater than Solomon is here!"

Matthew 15:22-28

Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"

Luke 17:18

Except for this foreigner, were any of them found to return and give praise to God?"

John 12:20

Now some Greeks were among those who had come up to worship at the festival.

Acts 8:27-40

So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, who was a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He was in charge of all her treasures and had come up to Jerusalem to worship.

Acts 10:1-4

Now in Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.