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

53After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.” 54When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky. When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice: 56“The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! 57May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

1 Kings 8:55 word by word

וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• and blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• all the congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• with a loudגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:55

• 1 Kings 8:14Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.
• Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
• 2 Samuel 6:18When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
• 1 Chronicles 16:2When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the Lord’s name.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:55

• Benedictions

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told

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