1 Kings 8:55

Easy-to-Read Version

Then, in a loud voice, he asked God to bless all the people of Israel. Solomon said,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:

Hebrew Names Version
He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Yisra'el with a loud voice, saying,

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

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

New Century Version
Then, in a loud voice, he stood and blessed all the people of Israel, saying:

New English Translation
When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice:

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

New American Standard Bible
And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And stoode and blessed all the Congregation of Israel with a loud voyce, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

Contemporary English Version
turned toward the people, blessed them, and said loudly:

Complete Jewish Bible
stood up, and raised his voice to bless the whole community of Isra'el. He said,

Darby Translation
and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

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

Good News Translation
In a loud voice he asked God's blessings on all the people assembled there. He said,

Lexham English Bible
He stood and blessed all of the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

Literal Translation
and he stood and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and stode and blessed all the congregacion of Israel with loude voyce, and sayde:

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

Bible in Basic English
And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And stoode & blessed all the congregatio of Israel, with a loude voyce, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

King James Version (1611)
And he stood, and blessed all the Congregation of Israel, with a lowd voice, saying;

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

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

Berean Standard Bible
And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor he stood, and blesside al the chirche of Israel, and seide with greet vois,

Young's Literal Translation
and he standeth and blesseth all the assembly of Israel [with] a loud voice, saying,

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

World English Bible
He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

New King James Version
Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

New Living Translation
He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel:

New Life Bible
He stood and prayed with a loud voice that good would come to all the people of Israel who were gathered together. He said,

New Revised Standard
he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and stood and blessed all the convocation of Israel, - with a loud voice, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

Revised Standard Version
and he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

Contextual Overview

⁵⁴ When Solomon prayed this prayer to the Lord , he was on his knees in front of the Lord 's altar and his arms were raised toward heaven. When he finished praying, he stood up. ⁵⁵ Then, in a loud voice, he asked God to bless all the people of Israel. Solomon said, ⁵⁶ "Praise the Lord ! He promised to give rest to his people, Israel. And he has given us rest! He used his servant Moses and made many good promises to the people of Israel. And he has kept every one of them! ⁵⁷ I pray that the Lord our God will be with us, as he was with our ancestors. I pray that he will never leave us. ⁵⁸ I pray that we will turn to him and follow him. Then we will obey all the laws, decisions, and commands that he gave our ancestors. ⁵⁹ I pray that the Lord our God will always remember this prayer and what I have asked. I pray that he will do these things for his servant, the king, and for his people, Israel. I pray that he will do this every day. ⁶⁰ If he will do these things, all the people of the world will know that the Lord is the only true God. ⁶¹ You people must be loyal and true to the Lord our God. You must always follow and obey all of his laws and commands. You must continue to obey in the future as you do now."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blessed: 1 Kings 8:14, Numbers 6:23-26, 2 Samuel 6:18, 1 Chronicles 16:2

Reciprocal: Leviticus 9:22 - his hand 2 Chronicles 6:3 - blessed 2 Chronicles 31:8 - and his people Isaiah 9:16 - led of them Luke 19:37 - the whole Hebrews 7:7 - the less

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 55. He stood, and blessed all the congregation — This blessing is contained in 1 Kings 8:57-58.