New King James Version
2 Chronicles 6:3
3Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was 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 Living Translation (NLT)Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:
Context of 2 Chronicles 6:3
1Then Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. 2I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.” Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 4And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying, 5‘Since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler 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
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:3
- 1 Kings 8:14Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
- 2 Chronicles 29:29And when they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped.
- Numbers 6:23“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:
- Joshua 22:6So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
- 1 Kings 8:55Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:
- 1 Chronicles 16:2And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
- Luke 24:50And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
- Nehemiah 8:5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
- Matthew 13:2And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude 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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