New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 8:55-61
55And he stoodH5975 and 1blessedH1288 allH3605 the assemblyH6951 of IsraelH3478 with a loudH1419 voiceH6963, sayingH559:
56“BlessedH1288 be the LordH3068, whoH834 has givenH5414 restH4496 to His peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 2in accordance with everythingH3605 that He 3promisedH1696; 4not oneH259 wordH1697 has 5failedH5307 of allH3605 His goodH2896 6promiseH1697, whichH834 He 7promisedH1696 throughH3027 MosesH4872 His servantH5650. 57May the LordH3068 our GodH430 be with us, as He was with our fathersH1; 8may He not leaveH5800 us norH408 forsakeH5203 us, 58so that 9He may guideH5186 our heartsH3824 towardH413 Himself, to walkH1980 in allH3605 His waysH1870 and to keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, His statutesH2706, and His ordinancesH4941, whichH834 He commandedH6680 our fathersH1. 59And may theseH428 wordsH1697 of mine, with whichH834 I have imploredH2603 the 10favorH2603 of the LordH3068, be nearH7138 to the LordH3068 our GodH430 dayH3119 and nightH3915, so that He will maintainH6213 the causeH4941 of His servantH5650 and the causeH4941 of His peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, 11as eachH3117 dayH3117 requiresH1697, 60soH4616 12that allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 may knowH3045 that 13the LordH3068 is GodH430; thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 elseH5750. 6114Your heartsH3824 therefore shall be 15whollyH8003 devotedH8003 to the LordH3068 our GodH430, to walkH1980 in His statutesH2706 and to keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, as at thisH2088 dayH3117.”
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 8:55 Num 6:23-26; 2 Sam 6:18; 1 Kin 8:14 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 8:56 Deut 12:10 ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit spoke ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 8:56 Josh 21:45; 23:14, 15 ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit fallen ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit word ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit spoke ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 8:57 Deut 31:6, 17; Josh 1:5; 1 Sam 12:22; Rom 8:31; Heb 13:5 ↩
- 9. 1 Kings 8:58 Ps 119:36; Jer 31:33 ↩
- 10. 1 Kings 8:59 Or compassion ↩
- 11. 1 Kings 8:59 Lit the matter of a day in its day ↩
- 12. 1 Kings 8:60 Josh 4:24; 1 Sam 17:46; 1 Kin 8:43; 2 Kin 19:19 ↩
- 13. 1 Kings 8:60 Deut 4:35; 1 Kin 18:39; Jer 10:10-12 ↩
- 14. 1 Kings 8:61 Deut 18:13; 1 Kin 11:4; 2 Kin 20:3 ↩
- 15. 1 Kings 8:61 Lit complete with ↩
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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