1 Kings 8:54
And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to LORD, he arose from before the altar of LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
55And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:12And he stood before the altar of LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands.
Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before LORD our maker.
Luke 22:41And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw. And he knelt down and prayed,
Acts 20:36And having spoken these things, having knelt down, he prayed with them all.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:23-54
Solomon's Prayer. ( b. c. 1003.) 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: 23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand,… Read the whole commentary →