1 Kings 8:14
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13Building I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever.
Cross References
Exodus 33:10And all saw that the pillar of the cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle. And they stood, and worshipped at the doors of their tents.
2 Samuel 6:18And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
1 Chronicles 16:2And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 7:6And the priests stood in their offices: and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord, which king David made to praise the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever, singing the hymns of David by their ministry: and the priests sounded with trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
2 Chronicles 31:8And when Ezechias and his princes came in, they saw the heaps, and they blessed the Lord and the people of Israel.
Nehemiah 9:2And the seed of the children of Israel separated themselves from every stranger: and they 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 →