1 Kings 8:55

THE MESSAGE

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,

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

⁵⁴Having finished praying to God —all these bold and passionate prayers—Solomon stood up before God 's Altar where he had been kneeling all this time, his arms stretched upward to heaven. Standing, he blessed the whole congregation of Israel, blessing them at the top of his lungs: ⁵⁶"Blessed be God , who has given peace to his people Israel just as he said he'd do. Not one of all those good and wonderful words that he spoke through Moses has misfired. May God , our very own God, continue to be with us just as he was with our ancestors—may he never give up and walk out on us. May he keep us centered and devoted to him, following the life path he has cleared, watching the signposts, walking at the pace and rhythms he laid down for our ancestors. ⁵⁹"And let these words that I've prayed in the presence of God be always right there before him, day and night, so that he'll do what is right for me, to guarantee justice for his people Israel day after day after day. Then all the people on earth will know God is the true God; there is no other God. And you, your lives must be totally obedient to God , our personal God, following the life path he has cleared, alert and attentive to everything he has made plain 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.