1 Kings 8:54 (GNV)

Passage

And when Salomon had made an ende of praying all this prayer and supplication vnto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees, and stretching of his handes to heauen,

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:52 Let thine eyes be open vnto the prayer of thy seruant, and vnto the prayer of thy people Israel, to hearken vnto them, in all that they call for vnto thee.

1 Kings 8:53 For thou diddest separate them to thee from among all people of the earth for an inheritance, as thou saidest by the hand of Moses thy seruant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.

1 Kings 8:54 And when Salomon had made an ende of praying all this prayer and supplication vnto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees, and stretching of his handes to heauen,

1 Kings 8:55 And stoode and blessed all the Congregation of Israel with a loud voyce, saying,

1 Kings 8:56 Blessed be the Lord that hath giuen rest vnto his people Israel, according to all that hee promised: there hath not fayled one word of all his good promise which he promised by the hand of Moses his seruant.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salomon", "ende", "praying", "prayer", "supplication", "vnto", "lord", and "arose". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "salomon" and "ende", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 53's "For thou diddest separate them to thee..." into verse 55's "And stoode and blessed all the Congregation...", so "salomon" and "ende" 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 "ende" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.