Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven New Living Translation Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven, English Standard Version Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven, Berean Standard Bible Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, King James Bible 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: New King James Version Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; New American Standard Bible Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands toward heaven. NASB 1995 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. NASB 1977 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. Legacy Standard Bible Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. Amplified Bible Then Solomon stood [in the courtyard] before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. Christian Standard Bible Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. American Standard Version And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Solomon stood before altar of LORD JEHOVAH, next to all the multitude of Israel, and stretched his hands toward Heaven. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Solomon stood up in front of the altar before all the congregation of Israel; and he spread out his hands toward heaven: Contemporary English Version Solomon stood facing the altar with everyone standing behind him. Then he lifted his arms toward heaven Douay-Rheims Bible And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the sight of the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands towards heaven; English Revised Version 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation In the presence of the entire assembly of Israel, Solomon stood in front of the LORD's altar. He stretched out his hands toward heaven Good News Translation Then in the presence of the people Solomon went and stood in front of the altar, where he raised his arms International Standard Version Then Solomon took his place in front of the LORD's altar in the presence of the entire congregation of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, JPS Tanakh 1917 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; Literal Standard Version And Solomon stands before the altar of YHWH, in front of all the assembly of Israel, and spreads his hands toward the heavens, Majority Standard Bible Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, New American Bible Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, and stretching forth his hands toward heaven, NET Bible Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky. New Revised Standard Version Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands to heaven. New Heart English Bible Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven. Now Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, eight feet and seven inches long, and eight feet and seven inches broad, and five feet and two inches high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven. Webster's Bible Translation And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands towards Heaven: World English Bible Solomon stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; Young's Literal Translation And Solomon standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth his hands towards the heavens, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Prayer of Dedication22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, 23and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.… Cross References Exodus 9:29 Moses said to him, "When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD's. Exodus 9:33 Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land. 1 Kings 8:54 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. 2 Chronicles 6:12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. Ezra 9:5 At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God, Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Treasury of Scripture 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: stood before the altar 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. 2 Kings 11:14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. 2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. spread forth Exodus 9:29,33 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S… 2 Chronicles 6:12 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: Ezra 9:5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God, Jump to Previous Altar Assembly Congregation Forth Front Hands Heaven Heavens Israel Over-Against Presence Present Solomon Spread Spreadeth Standeth Stood Stretching Towards WholeJump to Next Altar Assembly Congregation Forth Front Hands Heaven Heavens Israel Over-Against Presence Present Solomon Spread Spreadeth Standeth Stood Stretching Towards Whole1 Kings 8 1. The feast of the temple12. Solomon's blessing 22. Solomon's prayer 54. Solomon's blessing 62. His sacrifice of peace offerings Verse 22. - And Solomon stood [i.e., took his stand (LXX. ἀνέστη). Not "was standing." It was but for a moment, however, for we find him presently kneeling (ver. 54; 2 Chronicles 6:13). The latter passage informs us that he both stood and knelt upon a "brazen scaffold," three cubits high] before the altar of the Lord [i.e., the brazen altar of sacrifice. The platform or scaffold was "set in the midst of the court" (2 Chronicles l.c.) All these rites took place in the open air. The king bad no place within the edifice] in the presence [the word is not to be pressed to mean "facing the people." It is hardly likely he would pray towards the people - he was their προφήτης, i.e., he spoke for them to God - or turn his back on the sacred Presence just manifested], and spread forth his hands towards heaven: [one attitude of earnest prayer thoughout the East, as may be seen at the present day amongst the Mohammedans. (See Lane's "Modern Egyptians," ch. 3, "Religion and Laws.") So completely was this posture identified with supplication that to "lift up the hands" came to be a synonym for prayer (Exodus 9:29, 33; Psalm 44:20; Psalm 143:6; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 65:2.) ] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne stood וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before לִפְנֵי֙ (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the altar מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4196: An altar of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel in front of נֶ֖גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every assembly קְהַ֣ל (qə·hal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc spread out וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ (way·yip̄·rōś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse his hands כַּפָּ֖יו (kap·pāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan toward heaven, הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky Links 1 Kings 8:22 NIV1 Kings 8:22 NLT 1 Kings 8:22 ESV 1 Kings 8:22 NASB 1 Kings 8:22 KJV 1 Kings 8:22 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 8:22 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 8:22 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 8:22 French Bible 1 Kings 8:22 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 8:22 Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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