1 Kings 8:56
Blessed, be Yahweh, who hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised,—there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
55and stood and blessed all the convocation of Israel,—with a loud voice, saying:
57Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers,—let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 3:20until that Yahweh shall give rest unto your brethren, as well as you, so shall, they too, possess the land which, Yahweh your God, is giving unto them, over the Jordan,—then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given unto you.
Deuteronomy 12:12So shall ye rejoice before Yahweh your God, Ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your servants and your handmaids,—and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath neither portion nor inheritance with you.
Joshua 21:45There failed not a thing, out of all the good things, whereof Yahweh had spoken unto the house of Israel,—the whole, came to pass.
1 Samuel 3:19And Samuel grew,—and, Yahweh, proved to he with him, and let none of all his words fall to the ground.
1 Chronicles 22:9Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about,—for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days;
Luke 1:54He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:55-62
Solomon Blesses and Exhorts the People. ( b. c. 1003.) 54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord , he arose from before the altar of the Lord , from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed be the Lord , that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good… Read the whole commentary →