1 Kings 8:55
in 1 Kings 8And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
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ASV
And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
KJV
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Let not those who have rest under-value that blessing, though they want some others. He compares the blessings God had bestowed upon them with the promises he had given them, that God might have the honour of his faithfulness and the truth of that word of his which he has magnified above all his name. He refers to the promises given by the hand of Moses, as he did (
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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.
Never were words more fitly spoken, nor more pertinently. Never was congregation dismissed with that which was more likely to affect them and abide with them. He gives God the glory of the great and kind things he had done for Israel,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He stood, and blessed all the congregation - This blessing is contained in 1Ki 8:57, 1Ki 8:58.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד | vaiya'mod | and he stood | H5975 → | 521 times |
| וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ | vayvarekh | and he blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| קְהַ֣ל | kehal | [the] assembly of | H6951 → | 123 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| ק֥וֹל | kol | a voice | H6963 → | 506 times |
| גָּד֖וֹל | gadol | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕דand he stood
vaiya'modH5975 →521 times
וַיְבָ֕רֶךְand he blessed
vayvarekhH1288 →330 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
קְהַ֣ל[the] assembly of
kehalH6951 →123 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
ק֥וֹלa voice
kolH6963 →506 times
גָּד֖וֹלgreat
gadolH1419 →526 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 16:2When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 30:18–20
A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD,…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 47:10
Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
- 2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
- Joshua 22:6
So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.
- Leviticus 1:3
If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the…
- 2 Chronicles 30:18–20
Through
2 Samuel 6:18When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:2
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 16:2
Through
1 Kings 8:14And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:18
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
- 2 Chronicles 7:6
The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered…
- 2 Samuel 6:18
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.