1 Kings 8:14 — Community Reflections

1 KINGS 8:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)”

"And the king turned about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel, while all the congregation of Israel stood." — Solomon blesses the assembled nation.

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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago

Wisdom for daily life - 1 Kings 8

The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we o...