New Living Translation
2 Chronicles 6:3
3Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:
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 prayed, “O Lord, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness. 2Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!” Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing: 4“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, 5‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead 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 to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:
- 2 Chronicles 29:29Then the king and everyone with him bowed down in worship.
- Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:
- Joshua 22:6So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went home.
- 1 Kings 8:55He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel:
- 1 Chronicles 16:2When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
- Luke 24:50Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them.
- Nehemiah 8:5Ezra stood on the platform in full view of all the people. When they saw him open the book, they all rose to their feet.
- Matthew 13:2A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people 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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