Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
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Verse 32 is found in chapter 6 of 2 Chronicles. Solomon includes the foreigner who prays toward the temple. This request broadens the horizon of the dedication: Jerusalem should be known among the nations as a place associated with the name of God. The prayer recognizes that divine action is not ethnically limited to Israel and that the nations may turn to the God of Israel.
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Wenn auch ein Fremder, der nicht von deinem Volk Israel ist, kommt aus fernen Landen um deines großen Namens und deiner mächtigen Hand und deines ausgereckten Armes willen und betet vor diesem Hause:
Y también al extranjero que no fuere de tu pueblo Israel, que hubiere venido de lejanas tierras a causa de tu grande nombre, y de tu mano fuerte, y de tu brazo extendido, si vinieren, y oraren en esta casa,
Quand l'étranger, qui n'est pas de ton peuple d'Israël, viendra d'un pays lointain, à cause de ton grand nom, de ta main forte et de ton bras étendu, quand il viendra prier dans cette maison,
Ascolta eziandio il forestiere che non sarà del tuo popolo Israele, e sarà venuto di lontan paese, per cagione del tuo gran Nome, e della tua man possente, e del tuo braccio steso; quando sarà venuto, ed avrà fatta orazione, volgendosi verso questa Casa;
Assim também ao estrangeiro, que não for do teu povo Israel, quando vier de terras remotas por amor do teu grande nome, e da tua poderosa mão, e do teu braço estendido, vindo eles e orando nesta casa;
「論到不屬你百姓 以色列 的外邦人,若為你的大名和大能的手,以及伸出來的膀臂,從遠方而來,來向這殿禱告,
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