1 Kings 8:55

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice:

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:14 : 14 Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.
  • 2 Sam 6:18 : 18 When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Num 6:23-26 : 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons,‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 “The LORD bless you and protect you; 25 The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”’
  • 1 Chr 16:2 : 2 When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the LORD’s name.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 8:14-15
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    14Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.

    15He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 2 Chr 6:3-4
    2 verses
    83%

    3Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.

    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 1 Kgs 8:54
    82%

    54When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the LORD, he got up from before the altar of the LORD where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky.

  • 1 Kgs 8:22-23
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    22Solomon Prays for Israel Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky.

    23He prayed:“O LORD, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

  • 2 Chr 6:12-14
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    78%

    12He stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

    13Solomon had made a bronze platform and had placed it in the middle of the enclosure. It was seven and one-half feet long, seven and one-half feet wide, and four and one-half feet high. He stood on it and then got down on his knees in front of the entire assembly of Israel. He spread out his hands toward the sky,

    14and prayed:“O LORD God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

  • 1 Kgs 8:56
    77%

    56“The LORD is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled!

  • 1 Chr 16:36
    74%

    36May the LORD God of Israel be praised, in the future and forevermore. Then all the people said,“We agree! Praise the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 30:27
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    27The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The LORD responded favorably to them as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven.

  • Deut 27:14
    73%

    14The Covenant Curses“The Levites will call out to every Israelite with a loud voice:

  • 1 Chr 29:20
    73%

    20David told the entire assembly:“Praise the LORD your God!” So the entire assembly praised the LORD God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the LORD and the king.

  • 1 Chr 29:10
    73%

    10David Praises the Lord David praised the LORD before the entire assembly:“O LORD God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!

  • 2 Chr 20:19
    72%

    19Then some Levites, from the Kohathites and Korahites, got up and loudly praised the LORD God of Israel.

  • Ps 106:48
    72%

    48The LORD God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say,“We agree! Praise the LORD!”

  • Neh 9:5
    72%

    5The Levites– Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah– said,“Stand up and bless the LORD your God!”“May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from age to age. May your glorious name be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise.

  • 1 Kgs 1:47-48
    2 verses
    71%

    47The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed

    48and said this:‘The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”

  • 1 Chr 16:2
    71%

    2When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the LORD’s name.

  • Neh 8:6
    71%

    6Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people replied“Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

  • 1 Kgs 8:62
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    62Solomon Dedicates the Temple The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the LORD.

  • Ps 134:2-3
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    2Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the LORD!

    3May the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

  • 1 Kgs 8:65-66
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    65At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the LORD our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Stream of Egypt in the south.

    66On the fifteenth day after the festival started, he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king and then went to their homes, happy and content because of all the good the LORD had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:25
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    25The LORD greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.

  • 2 Sam 6:18
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    18When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Ps 66:8
    70%

    8Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise!

  • 2 Chr 1:1-2
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    70%

    1¶ The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the LORD his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

    2Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families.

  • Ps 72:19
    69%

    19His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
    69%

    9May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”

  • Ps 135:21
    69%

    21The LORD deserves praise in Zion– he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 68:26
    69%

    26In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel!

  • 1 Chr 29:23
    69%

    23Solomon sat on the LORD’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
    69%

    8May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”

  • Ps 135:19
    69%

    19O family of Israel, praise the LORD! O family of Aaron, praise the LORD!

  • Ps 28:6
    69%

    6The LORD deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

  • 2 Chr 7:1
    69%

    1Solomon Dedicates the Temple When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the LORD’s splendor filled the temple.

  • Num 6:23
    69%

    23“Tell Aaron and his sons,‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

  • 1 Chr 22:17
    69%

    17David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
    69%

    7When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said,“The LORD is worthy of praise today because he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

  • Deut 33:1
    68%

    1Introduction to the Blessing of Moses This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

  • 1 Kgs 1:40
    68%

    40All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake.

  • Josh 8:33
    68%

    33All the people, rulers, leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the LORD’s servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.

  • Deut 26:15
    68%

    15Look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us, just as you promised our ancestors– a land flowing with milk and honey.”

  • 1 Chr 22:6
    68%

    6He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel.