God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 6:3
3Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly from Israel while they were standing.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.
- 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.
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:3
1Then Solomon said, “The Lord said he would live in a dark cloud. 2But I have built you a high temple, a home for you to live in permanently.” Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly from Israel while they were standing. 4“Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel. With his mouth he made a promise to my father David; with his hand he carried it out. He said, 5‘Ever since I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I didn’t choose any city from the tribes of Israel as a place to build a temple for my name. And I didn’t choose any man to be 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:3
- 1 Kings 8:14Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel while they were standing.
- 2 Chronicles 29:29When the burnt offerings were finished, the king and everyone who was with him kneeled and bowed down.
- Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you will bless the Israelites. Say to them:
- Joshua 22:6Then Joshua blessed them. He sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.
- 1 Kings 8:55Then he stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire assembly of Israel,
- 1 Chronicles 16:2When David had finished sacrificing burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
- Luke 24:50Then Jesus took them to a place near Bethany. There he raised his hands and blessed them.
- Nehemiah 8:5Ezra, standing higher than all the other people, opened the book in front of all the people. As he opened it, all the people stood up.
- Matthew 13:2The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat. He sat in the boat while the entire crowd stood on the shore.
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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