1 Kings 8:14
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
13I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
Cross References
Exodus 33:10And all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent; and all the people rose and worshipped, every man at the entrance of his tent.
2 Samuel 6:18And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.
1 Chronicles 16:2And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 7:6And the priests stood in their charges, and the Levites with Jehovah's instruments of music, which David the king had made to praise Jehovah, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, when David praised by their means; and the priests sounded the trumpets opposite to them, and all Israel stood.
2 Chronicles 31:8And Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
Nehemiah 9:2And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:13-22
12 Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. 14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) 15 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I… Read the whole commentary →