1 Kings 8:22 (GNV)

Passage

Then Salomon stoode before the altar of the Lord in the sight of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his handes towarde heauen,

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:20 And the Lord hath made good his worde that he spake: and I am risen vp in the roume of Dauid my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and haue built the house for the Name of the Lord God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:21 And I haue prepared therein a place for the Arke, wherein is the couenant of the Lord which he made with our fathers, whe he brought them out of the lande of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:22 Then Salomon stoode before the altar of the Lord in the sight of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his handes towarde heauen,

1 Kings 8:23 And sayd, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heauen aboue, or in the earth beneath, thou that keepest couenant and mercie with thy seruants that walke before thee with all their heart,

1 Kings 8:24 Thou that hast kept with thy seruant Dauid my father, that thou hast promised him: for thou spakest with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hande, as appeareth this day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salomon", "stoode", "before", "altar", "lord", "sight", "congregation", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "salomon" and "stoode", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And I haue prepared therein a place..." into verse 23's "And sayd O Lord God of Israel...", so "salomon" and "stoode" 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 "salomon" and "stoode" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.