1 Kings 8:54
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.
1 Kings 8:54 in other translations
| BSB | Now when Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the LORD, he got up before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. |
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| WEB | It was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the LORD’s altar, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven. |
| ASV | And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to pray unto Jehovah all this prayer and supplication, he hath risen from before the altar of Jehovah, from bending on his knees, and his hands spread out to the heavens, |
| DARBY | And it was so, that when Solomon had ended praying all this prayer and supplication to Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth to the heavens, |
| BBE | Then Solomon, after making all these prayers and requests for grace to the Lord, got up from his knees before the altar of the Lord, where his hands had been stretched out in prayer to heaven; |
| Webster | And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees, with his hands spread up to heaven. |
What does 1 Kings 8:54 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:54-61
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
1 Kings 8:54 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 8:54
- Luke 22:45
And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
- 2 Chronicles 6:12-13
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,
- 2 Chronicles 7:1
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
- Psalms 95:6
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
- Luke 22:41
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
- Acts 20:36
And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
- Acts 21:5
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
- 1 Kings 8:22
And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
- Luke 11:1
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
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- 1 Kings 8:53
For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.
- 1 Kings 8:54
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.
- 1 Kings 8:55
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
1 Kings 8:54 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fué, que como acabó Salomón de hacer á Jehová toda esta oración y súplica, levantóse de estar de rodillas delante del altar de Jehová con sus manos extendidas al cielo; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva que, quand Salomon eut achevé d’adresser à l’ Éternel toute cette prière et cette supplication, il se leva de devant l’autel de l’ Éternel, où il était à genoux, ses mains étendues vers les cieux; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als Salomo geendigt hatte, dieses ganze Gebet und Flehen an Jehova zu richten, stand er auf vor dem Altar Jehovas von dem Beugen seiner Knie, indem seine Hände gen Himmel ausgebreitet waren; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Factum est autem, cum complesset Salomon orans Dominum omnem orationem et deprecationem hanc, surrexit de conspectu altaris Domini: utrumque enim genu in terram fixerat, et manus expanderat in cælum. |