King James Version (KJV)
1 Kings 8:14
“And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 8
Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled [it], saying,
Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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