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New Century Version

2 Chronicles 6:3

While all the Israelites were standing there, King Solomon turned to them and blessed them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benedictions;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Public;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king turned and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.
Hebrew Names Version
The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Yisra'el: and all the assembly of Yisra'el stood.
King James Version
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
English Standard Version
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.
New English Translation
Then the king turned around and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.
Amplified Bible
Then the king turned around and blessed the entire assembly of Israel, while they were all standing.
New American Standard Bible
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
World English Bible
The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King turned his face, and blessed all the Congregation of Israel (for all the Congregation of Israel stoode there)
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
Berean Standard Bible
And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
Contemporary English Version
Solomon turned toward the people standing there. Then he blessed them
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the king turned around and blessed the whole community of Isra'el. The whole community of Isra'el stood
Darby Translation
And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Solomon turned around and blessed all the Israelites gathered in front of him.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and all the congregation of Israel stood.
Good News Translation
All the people of Israel were standing there. The king turned to face them and asked God's blessing on them.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel were standing.
Literal Translation
And the king turned his face and blessed all the congregation of Israel. And all the congregation of Israel was standing.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge turned his face, and blessed all the congregacion of Israel: for the whole cogregacion of Israel stode,
American Standard Version
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
Bible in Basic English
Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel, & all the congregation of Israel stoode.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel; and all the congregation of Israel stood.
King James Version (1611)
And the King turned his face and blessed the whole Congregation of Israel, (and all the Congregation of Israel stood)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood by.
English Revised Version
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Salomon turnede his face, and blesside al the multitude of Israel; for al the cumpeny stood ententif; and he seide,
Update Bible Version
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
New King James Version
1 Kings 8:14-21">[xr] Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
New Living Translation
Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:
New Life Bible
Then the king turned around and prayed that good would come to all the people of Israel, while all the people of Israel stood.
New Revised Standard
Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king turned about his face, and blessed all the convocation of Israel, - while, all the convocation of Israel, was standing;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the multitude of Israel for all the multitude stood attentive and he said:
Revised Standard Version
Then the king faced about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king turneth round his face, and blesseth the whole assembly of Israel, and the whole assembly of Israel is standing,
THE MESSAGE
The king then turned to face the congregation that had come together and blessed them:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Contextual Overview

1 Then Solomon said, "The Lord said he would live in the dark cloud. 2 Lord , I have built a wonderful Temple for you—a place for you to live forever." 3 While all the Israelites were standing there, King Solomon turned to them and blessed them. 4 Then he said, "Praise the Lord , the God of Israel. He has done what he promised to my father David. The Lord said, 5 ‘Since the time I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel where a temple will be built for me. I did not choose a man to lead my people Israel. 6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place I am to be worshiped, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.' 7 "My father David wanted to build a temple for the Lord , the God of Israel. 8 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘It was good that you wanted to build a temple for me. 9 But you are not the one to build it. Your son, who comes from your own body, is the one who will build my temple.' 10 "Now the Lord has kept his promise. I am the king now in place of David my father. Now I rule Israel as the Lord promised, and I have built the Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

turned his face: 1 Kings 8:14

blessed: 2 Chronicles 29:29, Numbers 6:23-27, Joshua 22:6, 1 Kings 8:55-61, 1 Chronicles 16:2, Luke 24:50, Luke 24:51

all the congregation: 1 Kings 8:14, Nehemiah 8:5-7, Matthew 13:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 39:43 - blessed them Leviticus 9:22 - his hand 2 Samuel 6:18 - as soon 2 Chronicles 31:8 - and his people Psalms 111:1 - assembly

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
The number of people on earth began to grow, and daughters were born to them.
Genesis 6:13
he said to Noah, "Because people have made the earth full of violence, I will destroy all of them from the earth.
Genesis 6:14
Build a boat of cypress wood for yourself. Make rooms in it and cover it inside and outside with tar.
Genesis 6:15
This is how big I want you to build the boat: four hundred fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
Genesis 6:16
Make an opening around the top of the boat that is eighteen inches high from the edge of the roof down. Put a door in the side of the boat. Make an upper, middle, and lower deck in it.
Genesis 6:18
But I will make an agreement with you—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives will all go into the boat.
Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and crawling thing will come to you to be kept alive.
Numbers 11:17
I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is in you, and I will give it to them. They will help you care for the people so that you will not have to care for them alone.
Nehemiah 9:30
You were patient with them for many years and warned them by your Spirit through the prophets, but they did not pay attention. So you handed them over to other countries.
Psalms 78:39
He remembered that they were only human, like a wind that blows and does not come back.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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