1 Kings 8:22 (YLT)

Passage

And Solomon standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth his hands towards the heavens,

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:20 `And Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake, and I am risen up instead of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah spake, and build the house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,

1 Kings 8:21 and set there a place for the ark, where <FI>is<Fi> the covenant of Jehovah which He made with our fathers in His bringing them out from the land of Egypt.'

1 Kings 8:22 And Solomon standeth before the altar of Jehovah, over-against all the assembly of Israel, and spreadeth his hands towards the heavens,

1 Kings 8:23 and saith, `Jehovah, God of Israel, there is not a God like Thee, in the heavens above, and on the earth beneath, keeping the covenant and the kindness for Thy servants, those walking before Thee with all their heart,

1 Kings 8:24 who hast kept for Thy servant David my father that which Thou spakest to him; yea, Thou speakest with Thy mouth, and with Thy hand hast fulfilled <FI>it<Fi> , as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "and set there a place for the..." into verse 23's "and saith Jehovah God of Israel there...", so "solomon" and "standeth" 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 "standeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.