1 Kings 8:14

Easy-to-Read Version

Then King Solomon turned toward all the Israelites who were standing there and asked God to bless them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king turned around and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.

Hebrew Names Version
The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Yisra'el: and all the assembly of Yisra'el stood.

King James Version
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

English Standard Version
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

New Century Version
While all the Israelites were standing there, King Solomon turned to them and blessed them.

New English Translation
Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.

Amplified Bible
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King turned his face, and blessed all the Congregation of Israel: for all the Congregation of Israel stoode there.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon turned toward the people standing there. Then he blessed them

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the king turned around and blessed the whole community of Isra'el. The whole community of Isra'el stood

Darby Translation
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel; and all the congregation of Israel stood;

Good News Translation
As the people stood there, King Solomon turned to face them, and he asked God's blessing on them.

Lexham English Bible
Then the king turned his face around, and he blessed all of the assembly of Israel. (Now all the assembly of Israel was standing).

Literal Translation
And the king turned around his face and blessed the whole assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye kynge turned his face, & blessed all the congregacion of Israel. And all the cogregacion of Israel stode,

American Standard Version
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

Bible in Basic English
Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stoode still.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel; and all the congregation of Israel stood.

King James Version (1611)
And the King turned his face about, and blessed all the Congregation of Israel: (and all the Congregation of Israel stood.)

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king turned his face, and the king blessed all Israel, (and the whole assembly of Israel stood:)

English Revised Version
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

Berean Standard Bible
And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng turnede his face, and blesside al the chirche in Israel; for al the chirche of Israel stood.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king turneth round his face, and blesseth the whole assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel is standing.

Update Bible Version
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel were standing.

World English Bible
The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

New King James Version
2 Chronicles 6:3-11">[xr] Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

New Living Translation
Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:

New Life Bible
Then the king turned around and prayed that good would come to all the people of Israel, while all the people of Israel stood.

New Revised Standard
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king turned about his face, and blessed all the convocation of Israel, - while all the convocation of Israel was standing;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.

Revised Standard Version
Then the king faced about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

THE MESSAGE
The king then turned to face the congregation and blessed them:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Contextual Overview

¹² Then Solomon said, "The Lord caused the sun to shine in the sky, but he chose to live in a dark cloud. ¹³ Now, Lord, I have built a beautiful Temple for you, where you may live forever." ¹⁴ Then King Solomon turned toward all the Israelites who were standing there and asked God to bless them. ¹⁵ He prayed this long prayer to the Lord: "The Lord , the God of Israel, is great. He has done what he promised my father David. He told my father, ¹⁶ ‘I brought my people, Israel, out of Egypt, but I had not yet chosen a city from among the tribes of Israel for a temple to honor me. And I had not chosen a man to be leader over my people, Israel. But now I have chosen Jerusalem to be the city where I will be honored. And I have chosen David to rule over my people, Israel.' ¹⁷ "My father David wanted very much to build a temple to honor the Lord , the God of Israel. ¹⁸ But the Lord said to my father, ‘I know that you want very much to build a temple to honor me, and it is good that you want to build it. ¹⁹ But you are not the one to build my temple. Your son will build my temple.' ²⁰ "So the Lord has kept his promises. I am the king now in place of my father David. I rule the people of Israel as the Lord promised. And I have built the Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel. ²¹ I have made a place in the Temple for the Holy Box. Inside that Holy Box is the agreement that the Lord made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blessed all: 1 Kings 8:55, 1 Kings 8:56, Joshua 22:6, 2 Samuel 6:18, 1 Chronicles 16:2, 2 Chronicles 6:3, 2 Chronicles 30:18-20, Psalms 118:26, Luke 24:50, Luke 24:51

all the congregation: 2 Chronicles 7:6, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:2, Matthew 13:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 33:10 - worshipped Exodus 39:43 - blessed them 2 Chronicles 31:8 - blessed Nehemiah 8:5 - stood up Nehemiah 9:5 - Stand up Isaiah 64:11 - where

Cross-References

Genesis 7:11
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.

Genesis 8:13
After that Noah opened the door of the boat. He looked and saw that the ground was dry. This was the first day of the first month of the year. He was 601 years old.

Genesis 8:14
By the 27th day of the second month, the ground was completely dry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king turned his face about,.... He was before the altar, 1 Kings 8:22, with his face to that first, and looking towards the holy and the most holy place, filled with the cloud and glory; and now he turned himself and stood with the altar behind him, and looking to the court of the people:

and blessed all the congregation of Israel; either blessed the Lord before them, or prayed for blessings for them, or congratulated them upon the Lord's taking up his residence in the temple, which was so great an honour and favour to them:

and all the congregation of Israel stood: ready to receive the king's blessing, and in honour of him, and reverence to the divine Being. The Jews say, none might sit in the court but the kings of the house of David.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Solomon had spoken the preceding words, addressed to God, with his face directed to the holy of holies. He now turned around and looked outward toward the people. The people “stood” to hear him the attitude of respect and attention. This first blessing seems to have been without speech - an inward prayer accompanied by the ordinary gesture of blessing.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 8:14. Blessed all the congregation — Though this blessing is not particularly stated, yet we may suppose that it was such as the high priest pronounced upon the people: "The Lord bless thee, and keep thee! The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee! The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace!" (see Numbers 6:24-26,) for Solomon seems now to be acting the part of the high priest. But he may have in view more particularly the conduct of Moses, who, when he had seen that the people had done all the work of the tabernacle, as the Lord had commanded them, he blessed them, Exodus 39:43; and the conduct of his father David, who, when the ark had been brought into the city of David, and the burnt-offerings and peace-offerings completed, blessed the people in the name of the Lord, 2 Samuel 6:18.