1 Kings 8:54 (YLT)

Passage

And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to pray unto Jehovah all this prayer and supplication, he hath risen from before the altar of Jehovah, from bending on his knees, and his hands spread out to the heavens,

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:52 for Thine eyes being open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all they call unto Thee for;

1 Kings 8:53 for Thou hast separated them to Thyself for an inheritance, out of all the peoples of the earth, as Thou didst speak by the hand of Moses Thy servant, in Thy bringing out our fathers from Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.'

1 Kings 8:54 And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to pray unto Jehovah all this prayer and supplication, he hath risen from before the altar of Jehovah, from bending on his knees, and his hands spread out to the heavens,

1 Kings 8:55 and he standeth and blesseth all the assembly of Israel <FI>with<Fi> a loud voice, saying,

1 Kings 8:56 `Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah who hath given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He hath spoken; there hath not fallen one word of all His good word, which He spake by the hand of Moses his servant.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cometh", "pass", "solomon's", "finishing", "pray", "jehovah", "prayer", and "supplication". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cometh" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 53's "for Thou hast separated them to Thyself..." into verse 55's "and he standeth and blesseth all the...", so "cometh" and "pass" 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 "cometh" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.