He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant. May Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us; that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.
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It was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before Yahweh’s altar, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven. He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant. May Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us; that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers. Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before Yahweh, be near to Yahweh our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day requires; that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh himself is God. There is no one else.
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He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
“Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
May Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us;
that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.
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And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
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 promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
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And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying:
'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 promise, which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant.
The LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; let Him not leave us, nor forsake us;
that He may incline our hearts unto Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers.
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- Joshua 23:14-15 (v56) “Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all…
- Joshua 21:44-45 (v56) Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh…
- Joshua 1:5 (v57) No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor…
- Deuteronomy 31:6 (v57) Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor…
- 1 Samuel 3:19 (v56) Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
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- Luke 21:33 (v56) Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
- Psalms 119:36 (v58) Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
- Luke 1:72-73 (v56) to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant, the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
- Deuteronomy 31:8 (v57) Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
- Ezekiel 36:26-27 (v58) I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will…
- Hebrews 13:5 (v57) Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any…
- Joshua 1:9 (v57) Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
- 2 Kings 10:10 (v56) Know now that nothing will fall to the earth of Yahweh’s word, which Yahweh spoke concerning Ahab’s house. For Yahweh has done that which…
- Deuteronomy 3:20 (v56) until Yahweh gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also possess the land which Yahweh your God gives them beyond the Jordan.…
- Deuteronomy 12:10 (v56) But when you go over the Jordan and dwell in the land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, and he gives you rest from all your…
- Jeremiah 31:33 (v58) “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward…
- Deuteronomy 12:12 (v56) You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God—you, and your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite who…
- 1 Samuel 12:22 (v57) For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.
- 1 Kings 8:14 (v55) The king turned his face around, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
- 2 Chronicles 14:6 (v56) He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.
- Luke 1:54-55 (v56) He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
- Philippians 2:13 (v58) For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
- Hebrews 4:3-9 (v56) For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest;” although…
- 2 Samuel 6:18 (v55) When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 (v57) You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all…
- Matthew 1:23 (v57) “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted,…
- Matthew 28:20 (v57) teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- Romans 8:31 (v57) What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Hebrews 13:21 (v58) make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom…
- Numbers 6:23-26 (v55) “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.’ You shall tell them, ‘Yahweh bless you, and…
- Deuteronomy 4:1 (v58) Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land…
- Deuteronomy 4:45 (v58) These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt,
- Deuteronomy 6:1 (v58) Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in…
- 2 Chronicles 32:7-8 (v57) “Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there…
- Psalms 46:11 (v57) Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.
- Song of Solomon 1:4 (v58) Take me away with you. Let’s hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love…
- Isaiah 8:10 (v57) Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”
- Isaiah 41:10 (v57) Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will…
- 1 Chronicles 16:2 (v55) When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in Yahweh’s name.
- Psalms 46:7 (v57) Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.
- Psalms 110:3 (v58) Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v58 He concludeth that man of himself is enemy unto…
He concludeth that man of himself is enemy unto God, and that all obedience to his Law proceedeth of his mere mercy.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv55–58 1Ki 8:55 And he stood, and blessed all the…
1Ki 8:55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
Ver. 55. And he stood and blessed all the congregation.] Praying for them, and praising God for his mercy to them.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv56–58 There hath not failed one word of all his…
There hath not failed one word of all his good promise: see the like Jos 21:45; 23:14; 2Ki 10:10.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv55–58 Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto…
Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according, to all that he promised.... A land of rest, and rest in the land from all enemies; see Deu 12:9,
there hath not failed one word of all his good promises, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant: so Joshua observed a little before his death, Jos 23:14 to which Solomon seems to have respect; and who lived to see a greater accomplishment of the gracious promises of God, and his faithfulness therein, both in the times of his father David, and his own.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv55, 56, 58 He stood - He spoke this standing, that he…
He stood - He spoke this standing, that he might be the better heard, and because he blessed as one having authority. Never were words more pertinently spoken: never was a congregation dismissed, with that which was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v55 Verse 55. He stood, and blessed all the congregation]…
Verse 55. He stood, and blessed all the congregation] This blessing is contained in 1Kgs 8:57-58.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv55, 58 1Ki 8:55-56. He stood and blessed all the congregation,…
1Ki 8:55-56. He stood and blessed all the congregation, &c. — He spoke what follows standing, that he might be the better heard, and because he blessed as one having authority. Never were words more pertinently spoken; never was a congregation dismissed with that which was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them. Blessed be the Lord that hath given rest, &c., according to all that he promised — Thus he, as it were, writes a receipt in full on the back of the bonds of the divine promises. There hath, not failed one word of all his good promises — This discharge he gives in the name of all Israel, to the everlasting honour of the divine faithfulness, and the everlasting encouragement of all those who build on the divine promises.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v58 Incline our hearts - This is a doctrine which…
Incline our hearts - This is a doctrine which first appears in Scripture in the Davidical Psalms (see the margin reference and Psa 141:4). Solomon in this prayer seems to be thoroughly penetrated with his father’s spirit.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv56, 58 56. that hath given rest unto his people] For…
56. that hath given rest unto his people] For Solomon’s reign was to be specially a time of peace (cf. 1Ki_2:33), and it was only in a time of profound tranquillity that the great works of the Temple and the king’s house could have been carried out. This no doubt was the idea of the LXX., who make this verse commence ‘Blessed be the Lord to-day.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv55, 56, 58 (55) Blessed all the children of Israel.—To bless the…
(55) Blessed all the children of Israel.—To bless the congregation was the special duty and privilege of the priests (see Num_6:23-27); but throughout the whole of this narrative the king, and the king alone, is conspicuous. It is, however, to be noted that Solomon’s words here are not strictly of blessing, but rather of praise and prayer to God, and exhortation to the people.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv55–58 And he stood this does not necessarily imply that…
And he stood this does not necessarily imply that he drew nearer to the congregation, as Keil, and blessed cf. 2Sa_6:18, and see note on ver. 14. The words of blessing, which are presently given (vers. 56-61), prove that he did not assume priestly functions and put any blessing upon the people, Num_6:27 all the congregation of Israel with a loud (Heb. great) voice, saying,
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv55, 57 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of…
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The king blessing his people
The great ceremonial of dedicating the temple was threefold. The first stage was setting the ark in its place, which was the essence of the whole thing. Gods presence was the true dedication, and that was manifested by the bright cloud that filled the sanctuary as soon as the ark was placed there. The second stage was the lofty and spiritual prayer, saturated with the language and tone of Deuteronomy, and breathing the purest conceptions of the character and nature of God, and all aglow with trust in Him. Then follows, thirdly, this Blessing of the Congregation.
1. Note the thankful retrospect of the nations past (verse 56).
2. Note the prayer for obedient hearts (verses 57, 58). The proper subject-matter of this petition is that He may incline our hearts to walk in His ways, and Gods presence is invoked as a means thereto. The deepest desire of a truly religious soul is for the felt nearness of God. That goes before all other blessings, and contains them all But Solomon desires that God may be with him and his people for one specific purpose. As in his choice in his dream, so now, he asks, not for these things, but for an inward influence on heart and will. What he wants most for himself and them is moral conformity to Gods will. All will be right if that be right. The prayer implies that, without Gods help, the heart will wander from the paths of duty.
3. Note the prayer for Gods defence (verses 59, 60). The proper subject-matter of this petition is that God would maintain the cause of king and nation; and it is preceded by a petition that, to that end, the long former prayer may be answered, and is followed by the desire that thereby the knowledge of God may fill the earth. The prayer for outward blessings comes after the prayer for inward heart-obedience. Note the grand aim of Gods help of Israel--the universal diffusion of His name among all the peoples of the earth. Solomon understood the Divine vocation of Israel, and had risen above desiring blessings only for his own or his subjects sake. Gods choice of Israel was not meant for the exclusion of the Gentiles, but as the means of transmitting the knowledge of God to them. The one nation was chosen that Gods grace might fructify through them to all. The fire was gathered into a hearth, that the whole house might be warmed.
4. The blessing ends with one brief, all-comprehensive charge to the people, which seems based, by its therefore, on the preceding thought of Jehovah as the only God. The only attitude corresponding to His sole and supreme Majesty is the entire devotion of the heart, which leads to thorough-going obedience to His commandments. We, too, are tempted to bring Him divided hearts, and to carry some of our love and trust as offerings at other shrines. But if there be one God, and none other but He, then to serve Him with all our hearts and strength and mind is the dictate of common sense, and the only course which He can accept, or which can bring our else distracted natures peace and satisfaction. His voice to us is, My son, give Me thy whole heart. Our answer to Him should ever be that prayer, Lord unite my heart to fear Thy name. (A. Maclaren, D. D.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v57 leave us or forsake us
leave us or forsake us
These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize Solomon's desire for Yahweh to be present with the people. (See: Doublet)
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incline our hearts to him
Here their "hearts" refer to the people's desires and emotions. Desiring to please someone is spoken of as inclining the heart toward that person. AT: "make us want to please him" (See: Metonymy and Metaphor)
live in all his ways
Here "in his ways" is an idiom that refers to the way he wants people to live. AT: "live as he requires us to live" (See: Idiom)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v57 8:57-61 Solomon asked that God continue to be with…
8:57-61 Solomon asked that God continue to be with his people and mold them into an obedient and faithful nation. Through God’s grace and their faithfulness, Israel could experience God’s righteous justice and teach people all over the earth that the Lord alone is God.
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