2 Chronicles 6:3

1 Then ^aSolomon spoke:
“The Lord said He would dwell in the ^bdark cloud.

2 I have surely built You an exalted house,
And ^aa place for You to dwell in forever.”

Solomon’s Speech upon Completion of the Work

3 Then the king turned around and ^ablessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

4 And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, ^asaying,

5 ‘Since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel.

6 ^aYet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I ^bhave chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

7 Now ^ait was in the heart of my father David to build a¹ temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

8 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart.

9 Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My ^aname.’

10 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke, and I have filled the position of my father David, and ^asit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built the temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

11 And there I have put the ark, ^ain which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with the children of Israel.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

12 ^aThen¹ Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands

13 (for Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven);

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 6:3

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American Standard Version
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

Amplified® Bible
And the king turned his face and blessed all the assembly of Israel, and they all stood.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon turned toward the people standing there. Then he blessed them

Darby English Version
And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.

Good News Bible
All the people of Israel were standing there. The king turned to face them and asked God's blessing on them.

King James Version
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

New International Version
While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them.

New King James Version
Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

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,

New English Translation
Then the king turned around¹ and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.²

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