1 Kings 8:22 KJV
And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
Matthew Henry
- Solomon's prayerIn this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for...
Thompson Chains
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Parallel Passages
- Exodus 9:33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ezra 9:5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
- Exodus 9:33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
- 1 Kings 8:54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
- Exodus 9:29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.
- Isaiah 1:15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
- 2 Kings 11:14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
- 2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
- 2 Chronicles 6:12–42 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: …
- Job 11:13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
- Psalms 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
- Psalms 63:4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
- 1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
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Topics
- Dedication Solomon’s temple
- Prayer Answer to, promise
- Sin Forgiveness of
- Solomon Dedicates the temple
- Temple For prayer and worship
Kings of Israel & Judah
- SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1015–975 BC · Solomon reigns in Israel
Bible Dictionary
- SolomonPeaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam 12:1–31). He was probably...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה šĕlōmô שְׁלֹמֹה Proper name
- stood וַיַּעֲמֹד wayyaʿămōd עָמַד Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
- the altar מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- in the presence of נֶגֶד neged נֶגֶד Preposition
- all the congregation כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct קְהַל qĕhal קָהָל Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- and spread forth וַיִּפְרֹשׂ wayyiprōś פָּרַשׂ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- his hands כַּפָּיו kappāyw כַּף Noun · feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- toward heaven הַשָּׁמָיִם haššāmāyim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
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