1-kings 8:55

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

American King James Version (AKJV)

And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,

Webster's Revision

And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

World English Bible

He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

English Revised Version (ERV)

And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

Definitions for 1-kings 8:55

Blessed - Happy.

Clarke's 1-kings 8:55 Bible Commentary

He stood, and blessed all the congregation - This blessing is contained in 1 Kings 8:57, 1 Kings 8:58.

Wesley's 1-kings 8:55 Bible Commentary

8:55 He stood - He spoke this standing, that he might be the better heard, and because he blessed as one having authority. Never were wordsmore pertinently spoken: never was a congregation dismissed, with thatwhich was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them.