1 Kings 8 · Verse 14

1 Kings 8:14

And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
1 Kings 8:14, King James Version

1 Kings 8:14 in other translations

BSBAnd as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
WEBThe king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
ASVAnd the king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
YLTAnd the king turneth round his face, and blesseth the whole assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel is standing.
DARBYAnd the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.
BBEThen, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.
WebsterAnd the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel were standing.

What does 1 Kings 8:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. the king turned his face about--From the temple, where he had been watching the movement of the mystic cloud, and while the people were standing, partly as the attitude of devotion, partly out of respect to royalty, the king gave a fervent expression of praise to God for the fulfilment of His promise (2Sa 7:6-16). 1Ki 8:22-61. His Prayer.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Blessed all the congregation - Though this blessing is not particularly stated, yet we may suppose that it was such as the high priest pronounced upon the people: "The Lord bless thee, and keep thee! The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee! The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace!" (see Num 6:24-26), for Solomon seems now to be acting the part of the high priest. But he may have in view more particularly the conduct of Moses, who, when he had seen that the people had done all the work of the tabernacle, as the Lord had commanded them, he blessed them, Exo 39:43; and the conduct of his father David, who, when the ark had been brought into the city of David, and the burnt-offerings and peace-offerings completed, blessed the people in the name of the Lord, 2Sam 6:18.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:12-21

Solomon encouraged the priests, who were much astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should quicken us in fleeing for refuge to the hope of the gospel. Nothing can more reconcile us to them, than to consider what God has said, and to compare his word and works together. Whatever good we do, we must look on it as the performance of God's promise to us, not of our promises to him.

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1 Kings 8:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.Sevand he turnedH5437
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פָּנָ֔יוpa.Navface hisH6440
וַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessedH1288
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
קְהַ֣לke.Hal[the] assembly ofH6951
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
קְהַ֥לke.Hal[the] assembly ofH6951
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עֹמֵֽד\׃'o.Med[was] standingH5975

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Cross references for 1 Kings 8:14

  • 2 Samuel 6:18

    And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

  • 1 Kings 8:55-56

    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.

  • Nehemiah 9:2

    And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:18-20

    For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

  • Nehemiah 8:7

    Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

  • Joshua 22:6

    So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:6

    And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:2

    And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

  • Matthew 13:2

    And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:3

    And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

  • Luke 24:50-51

    And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

  • Psalms 118:26

    Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
blessed all.
55,56; Jos 22:6; 2Sa 6:18; 1Ch 16:2; 2Ch 6:3; 30:18-20; Ps 118:26
Lu 24:50,51
all the congregation.
2Ch 7:6; Ne 8:7; 9:2; Mt 13:2

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Context

  • 1 Kings 8:13

    I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

  • 1 Kings 8:14

    And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

  • 1 Kings 8:15

    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,

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1 Kings 8:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volviendo el rey su rostro, bendijo á toda la congregación de Israel; y toda la congregación de Israel estaba en pie.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi tourna sa face, et bénit toute la congrégation d’Israël; et toute la congrégation d’Israël était debout.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König wandte sein Angesicht und segnete die ganze Versammlung Israels; und die ganze Versammlung Israels stand.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Convertitque rex faciem suam, et benedixit omni ecclesiæ Israël: omnia enim ecclesia Israël stabat.