3And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel:(and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, …
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)It is of great consequence, in all our religious actions, that we design well, and that our eye be single. If Solomon had built this temple in the pride of his heart, as Ahasuerus made his feast, only to show the riches of his kingdom and the honour of his majesty , it would not have turned at all to his account. But here he declares upon what inducements he undertook it, and they are such as not…
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