English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:3
3Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.
2 Chronicles 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
- New International Version (NIV)While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:3
1Then Solomon said, "The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 2But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever." Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. 4And he said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, 5'Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there, and I chose no man as prince over my people Israel;
Read all of 2 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 6:3 word by word
וַיַּסֵּ֤ב הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶת־פָּנָ֔יו וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָל־קְהַ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עוֹמֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:3
- 1 Kings 8:14Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.
- 2 Chronicles 29:29When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.
- Numbers 6:23"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them,
- Joshua 22:6So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
- 1 Kings 8:55And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 16:2And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord
- Luke 24:50And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.
- Nehemiah 8:5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood.
- Matthew 13:2And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-412Ch 6:1-41. Solomon Blesses the People and Praises God. 1. The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6
- 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
- John Wesley’s Notes
- 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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