1 Kings 8:54

1 Kings 8:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

Context of 1 Kings 8:54

52May your eyes be open to your servant’s petition and to the petition of your people Israel, listening to them whenever they call to you. 53For you, Lord God, have set them apart as your inheritance from all peoples of the earth, as you spoke through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt. When Solomon finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the Lord, he got up from kneeling before the altar of the Lord, with his hands spread out toward heaven, 55and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice: 56“Blessed be the Lord! He has given rest to his people Israel according to all he has said. Not one of all the good promises he made through his servant Moses has failed.

1 Kings 8:54 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ כְּכַלּ֣וֹת שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־הַתְּפִלָּ֥ה וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את קָ֞ם מִלִּפְנֵ֨י מִזְבַּ֤ח יְהוָה֙ מִכְּרֹ֣עַ עַל־בִּרְכָּ֔יו וְכַפָּ֖יו פְּרֻשׂ֥וֹת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• that when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• had made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• of prayingפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• all this prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• and supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• he aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• from kneelingכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• on his kneesבֶּ֫רֶךְberek · kneeH1290
• with his handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• spread upפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• to heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:54

• Luke 11:1He was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
• Luke 22:45When he got up from prayer and came to the disciples, he found them sleeping, exhausted from their grief.
• 2 Chronicles 6:13For Solomon had made a bronze platform 7½ feet long, 7½ feet wide, and 4½ feet high and put it in the court. He stood on it, knelt down in front of the entire congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.
• Psalms 95:6Come, let’s worship and bow down; let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker.
• Luke 22:41Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and began to pray,
• Acts 20:26Therefore I declare to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you,
• Acts 21:5When our time had come to an end, we left to continue our journey, while all of them, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach to pray,
• 1 Kings 8:22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.
• 2 Chronicles 6:12Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:54

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54If the prayer of Solomon be, as it has all the appearance of being, a genuine document of the time, preserved in the archives to which the authors of both Kings and Chronicles had access, all theories of the late origin of Deuteronomy must be regarded as baseless. While references are not infrequent to other portions of the Pentateuch, the language of the prayer is mainly modelled upon Deuteronomy, the promises and threats contained in which are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-61Verses 54-61 Never was a congregation dismissed with what was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them. What Solomon asks for in this prayer, is still granted in the intercession of Christ, of which his supplication was a type. We shall receive grace sufficient, suitable, and seasonable, in every time of need. No human heart is of itself willing to obey the gospel call to repentance, faith, and newness of life, walking in all the commandments of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54-56Solomon praised God's faithfulness and goodness to Israel for giving them rest as promised (see Joshua 21:43–45; 23:14; 2 Samuel 7:1). Some Israelites did not accept the rest that only God provides (Psalm 95:10–11; Hebrews 3:7–19; 4:1–11).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Stand
• Told
• Transgression

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings