New American Standard Bible 2020
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 You have singled them out from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, just as You spoke through Moses Your servant, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord God.” 54When Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and plea to the Lord, he stood up from the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread toward heaven. And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying: 56“Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel in accordance with everything that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant. 57May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us nor forsake us,
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וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:55
- 1 Kings 8:14Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
- Numbers 6:23“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘In this way you shall bless the sons of Israel. You are to say to them:
- 2 Samuel 6:18When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of armies.
- 1 Chronicles 16:2When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace 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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Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 8:55 Num 6:23-26; 2 Sam 6:18; 1 Kin 8:14 ↩
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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