Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 8:55
55and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:
1 Kings 8:55 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
- New International Version (NIV)He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:
Context of 1 Kings 8:55
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. 54When 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, and 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. 57May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us
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וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:55
- 1 Kings 8:14The king turned around and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.
- Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. You should say to them,
- 2 Samuel 6:18When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Armies.
- 1 Chronicles 16:2When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55He stood, and blessed all the congregation - This blessing is contained in 1 Kings 8:57, 1 Kings 8:58.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
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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
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