2 Chronicles 6:3
in 2 Chronicles 6And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
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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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 6
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis 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
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּסֵּ֤ב | vaiyasev | and he turned | H5437 → | 161 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פָּנָ֔יו | panav | face his | H6440 → | 2123 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 |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| קְהַ֥ל | kehal | [the] assembly of | H6951 → | 123 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| עוֹמֵֽד׃ | omed | [was] standing | H5975 → | 521 times |
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 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 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.
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.
- 2 Samuel 6:18
Through
2 Chronicles 29:29When 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.
- 2 Chronicles 20:18
Through
Joshua 22:6So 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.
- Joshua 14:13
About 2 Chronicles

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.
