1 Kings 8:55

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 thou hast separated them from among all peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spokest through Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord Jehovah. 54And it was so, that when Solomon had ended praying all this prayer and supplication to Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth to the heavens, and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56Blessed be Jehovah, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there has not failed one word of all his good promises which he spoke through Moses his servant! 57Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not forsake us nor cast us off:

1 Kings 8:55 word by word

וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:55

• 1 Kings 8:14And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.
• Numbers 6:23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: saying unto them,
• 2 Samuel 6:18And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.
• 1 Chronicles 16:2And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:55

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In the dictionaries

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

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