1 Kings 8:55
Good News Translation
In a loud voice he asked God's blessings on all the people assembled there. He said,

New Revised Standard Version
he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice:

Contemporary English Version
turned toward the people, blessed them, and said loudly:

New American Bible
He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

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And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

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1 Kings 8:14 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.

Numbers 6:23-26 Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: . . .

2 Samuel 6:18 And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

1 Chronicles 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

Context
Solomon's Benediction
54And it came to pass, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he rose from before the altar of the Lord: for he had fixed both knees on the ground, and had spread his hands towards heaven. 55And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:56Blessed be the Lord, who hath given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed so much as one word of all the good things that he promised by his servant Moses.…
Cross References
Numbers 6:23
Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them:

2 Samuel 6:18
And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

1 Kings 8:14
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.

1 Kings 8:54
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