1 Kings 8:22 (ASV)

Passage

And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:20 And Jehovah hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:22 And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

1 Kings 8:23 and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;

1 Kings 8:24 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "stood", "before", "altar", "jehovah", "presence", "assembly", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "stood", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And there have I set a place..." into verse 23's "and he said O Jehovah the God...", so "solomon" and "stood" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "solomon" and "stood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.