1 Kings 8:60
That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 8:43 expresses the same purpose as verse 60: that all the earth may know the LORD. This internal echo reinforces the missional heart of Solomon's prayer.
The people's confession 'The Lord, he is God' echoes that Yahweh alone is God, but lacks 'no other.'
This earlier verse states 'know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides him' — same core confession.
Adds 'in heaven above and on earth beneath' to the 'no other' declaration, reinforcing exclusive sovereignty.
Joshua 4:24 declares the same purpose for the crossing of the Jordan: that all the earth may know the LORD's power, directly echoing 1 Kings 8:60.
1 Samuel 17:46 has David declare the same purpose against Goliath: that all the earth may know the LORD, matching the global witness theme in 1 Kings 8:60.
Hezekiah's prayer mirrors this purpose: 'so that all kingdoms may know you alone are God.'
'Besides me there is no god' — direct assertion of exclusive deity parallel to 'no other.'
'Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock' — rhetorical affirmation of unique deity.
'I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god' — exact parallel.
Mirrors the purpose: 'that people may know... there is none besides me' with universal scope.
'I am God, and there is no other' — calls all the earth to be saved, echoing the universal declaration.
In Joel 2:27, the phrase 'I am the Lord your God and there is no other' directly echoes the main verse's intent for all to know.
In Joshua 2:11, Rahab confesses 'the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath,' affirming the same exclusive deity.