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

52“May your eyes always see my plea and your people Israel’s plea so that you will listen to them whenever they call on you. 53After all, you, Lord God, set them apart from all the people of the world to be your own as you promised through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.” When Solomon finished praying this prayer for mercy to the Lord, he stood in front of the Lord’s altar, where he had been kneeling with his hands stretched out toward heaven. 55Then he stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire assembly of Israel, 56“Thanks be to the Lord! He has given his people Israel rest, as he had promised. None of the good promises he made through his servant Moses has failed to come true.

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 11:1Once Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped praying, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John taught his disciples.”
• Luke 22:45When Jesus ended his prayer, he got up and went to the disciples. He found them asleep and overcome with sadness.
• 2 Chronicles 6:13(Solomon had made a bronze platform 7½ feet long, 7½ feet wide, and 4½ feet high. He put it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on the platform, knelt in front of the entire assembly, and stretched out his hands toward heaven.)
• Psalms 95:6Come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel in front of the Lord, our maker,
• Luke 22:41Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
• Acts 20:26Therefore, I declare to you today that I am not responsible for the ⌞spiritual⌟ death of any of you.
• Acts 21:5When our time was up, we started on our way. All of them with their wives and children accompanied us out of the city. We knelt on the beach, prayed,
• 1 Kings 8:22In the presence of the entire assembly of Israel, Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. He stretched out his hands toward heaven
• 2 Chronicles 6:12In the presence of the entire assembly of Israel, Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. He stretched out his hands ⌞to pray⌟.

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