1 Kings 8:55

55 He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:

1 Kings 8:55 in Other Translations

55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

55 And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

55 He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel:

55 Standing, he blessed the whole congregation of Israel, blessing them at the top of his lungs:

55 and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:

1 Kings 8:55 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:55

And he stood and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a
loud voice
Turning himself the altar, and his face to the people, giving them his benediction, not only as the father of his people, but as preacher in Jerusalem, closing it with a word of exhortation to them:

saying:
as follows.

1 Kings 8:55 In-Context

53 For you singled them out from all the nations of the world to be your own inheritance, just as you declared through your servant Moses when you, Sovereign LORD, brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

54 When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the LORD, he rose from before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.

55 He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:

56 “Praise be to the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses.

57 May the LORD our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 39:43; Numbers 6:23; ver 14; 2 Samuel 6:18