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Solomon Blesses Yahweh

54 (A)Now it happened that when Solomon had [a]finished praying this entire prayer and supplication to Yahweh, (B)he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his [b]hands spread toward heaven. 55 And he stood and (C)blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

56 “Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to His people Israel, (D)according to all that He [c]promised; (E)not one promise has [d]failed of all His good [e]promises, which He [f]promised by the hand of Moses His [g]servant.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:54 Or completed, cf. 9:1; 2 Chr 7:11; 8:16
  2. 1 Kings 8:54 Lit palms
  3. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit spoke
  4. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit fallen
  5. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit word
  6. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit spoke
  7. 1 Kings 8:56 Or slave, cf. 8:52; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”