1 Kings 8:22 (DBY)

Passage

And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward the heavens.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:20 And Jehovah has performed his word which he spoke; and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and I have built the house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:21 And I have set there 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 the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward the heavens.

1 Kings 8:23 And he said, Jehovah, God of Israel! there is no God like thee, in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy 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; thou spokest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled [it] with thy hand, as at this day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "stood", "before", "altar", "jehovah", "presence", "whole", and "congregation". 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 I have set there a place..." into verse 23's "And he said Jehovah God of Israel...", 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.