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Solomon turns from Temple toward standing congregation and blesses them; no seated crowd.
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1 Kings 8:14-16

The king blesses the assembly

1 Kings 8 · 1 Kings 8

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14Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

15And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father and has fulfilled it with his hand, saying,”

16From the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name to be there, but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

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