Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 8:43

43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for : that all people of the earth may know thy Name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel , and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy Name .

To wit, Agreeable to thy Will and Word: for he would not have them heard, if they had Prayed for any thing dishonourable to God, or destructive to his People. It is observable, That his prayer for the Strangers is more large, and comprehensive, than for the Israelites; that thereby he might both shew his Publick-spiritedness, and encourage Strangers to the Worship of the True God.

Whereby we see, how sincerely and heartily the ancient and godly Iews desired the Conversion of the Gentiles; whereas, the latter and degenerate Iews, in the days of Christ, and of the Apostles, did Envy, Oppose it, and fret at it.

i. e. Is owned, not onely by us, but by thy self, as thy House; the onely place in the World to which thou wilt vouchsafe thy Presence and Protection, and wherein thou wiltst [illegible: 1+ letters]e Publickly and Solemnly Served.

Marginal references: Heb. thy [illegible: 1+ letters]ame is called [illegible: 1 word] this house.