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Green's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:55

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benedictions;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ask;   Benedictions;   Christ;   Church;   Dedication;   Family;   Importunity;   Prayer;   Secret Prayer;   United Prayer;   Unwise Prayers;   Wicked, the;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dedication;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blessing;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - King;   Priests and Levites;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Shemini 'Aẓeret;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 27;  

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,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then, in a loud voice, he asked God to bless all the people of Israel. Solomon said,
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,
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 And it happened as Solomon finished praying to Jehovah all this prayer and supplication, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from bending on his knees, and his hands spread out to Heaven; 55 and he stood and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed be Jehovah who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He has spoken; not one word of all His good Word has fallen, which He spoke by the hand of His servant Moses. 57 Jehovah our God is with us as He has been with our fathers; He shall not forsake us or leave us, 58 to incline our heart to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers; 59 and these words of mine which I have prayed before Jehovah be near to Jehovah our God by day and by night, to perform the cause of His servant, and the cause of His people Israel, the matter of each day in its day; 60 for all the peoples of the earth know that Jehovah, He is God; there is no other; 61 let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commandments, as at this day.

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.


 
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