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2 Chronicles 6:3

in 2 Chronicles 6

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

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

This verse in 2 Chronicles 6

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

He would dwell in the thick cloud

on 2 Chronicles 6:1-3

Solomon declares, “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud,” answering the cloud at the end of chapter 5. The king then turns and blesses the whole assembly of Israel as it stands, a blessing the Kings exposition sets beside Aaron's at Numbers 6:24-26.

This site's exposition

the king turned around

Solomon spoke the words of verses 1 and 2 first, then turned to bless the whole assembly as it stood. His blessing praises God for promises kept. Wesley notes that the prayer that follows seeks help for Israel in answer to their own prayers.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

He makes a solemn prayer to God that he would please graciously to accept and answer all the prayers that should be made in, or towards, that house,

The words behind it

13 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיַּסֵּ֤בand he turned

    vaiyasevH5437 →161 times

  • הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • פָּנָ֔יוface his

    panavH6440 →2123 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

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • קְהַ֥ל[the] assembly of

    kehalH6951 →123 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • עוֹמֵֽד׃[was] standing

    omedH5975 →521 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 Kings 8:14

    And 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.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Luke 24:50–51

      When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

    • Joshua 22:6

      So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 29:29

    When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 20:18

      Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.

  • Through

    Joshua 22:6

    So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 14:13

      Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

    • Luke 24:50

      When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

    • Exodus 39:43

      And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

    • Genesis 47:7

      Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.

This page draws on John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.